A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Primulaceae » Lysimachia europaea
Lysimachia europaea (L.) U. Manns & Anderb.[FNA, HC2]
arctic starflower, northern starflower
Publication: Willdenowia 39(1): 51. 2009.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA8: "The Alaskan populations of Trientalis europaea have been segregated as T. arctica or T. europaea var. aleutica, based primarily on the number and size of leaves. E. Hultén (1927-1930, vol. 4) reduced these to T. europaea subsp. arctica; he indicated that they (along with populations from eastern Siberia) are merely "geographic races." He later (1968) mapped them as discrete entities. Other taxonomists (e.g., S. L. Welsh 1974) found intermediates, which I corroborated by examination of herbarium specimens. I believe that a conservative approach is warranted until additional research is undertaken."
Last updated 5/20/2023 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Trientalis arctica Fisch. ex Hook.[HC]
Trientalis europaea L.[FNA8]
Trientalis europaea L. ssp. arctica (Fisch. ex Hook.) Hultén[ILBC]
Trientalis europaea L. var. aleutica Tatewaki & Kobayashi
Trientalis europaea L. var. arctica (Fisch. ex Hook.) Ledeb.
