Arctic Chickweed

Cerastium arcticum (Cerastium alpinum var. uniflor

General Status Rank: 
Secure
ELCODE: 
PDCAR06101
Common Name: 
Arctic Chickweed
Scientific Name: 
Cerastium arcticum (Cerastium alpinum var. uniflor
Synonyms: 
Cerastium alpinum var. uniflorum
Cerastium arcticum procerum
Cerastium arcticum spp hyperbore
Cerastium arcticum var. procerum
Cerastium arcticum var. vestitum
Cerastium hyperboreum tolmatchew
Cerastium nigrescens ssp arcticu
Naming References: 
W019-2004
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Vascular Plant
Kingdom: 
Plantae
Phylum: 
Magnoliophyta
Class: 
Dicotyledoneae
Order: 
Caryophyllales
Family: 
Caryophyllaceae
References: 
W019-2004
Habitat
Arctic tundra and solifluction areas, talus slopes, beaches, coastal grassland and seepage areas, exposed rocky headlands;
References: 
W041
Distribution

Ecozones

Northern Arctic
References: 
W026

Distribution

Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

Shown as present in NT (W041), no specimen apparently at DAO; CAN has 29 specimens with 19 locations over a large range, UA has 1 specimen; UBC has 1 specimen for NT (3 others labelled NT are NU); also confirmed at Tuktut Nogait (Saarela et al 2013); these might be some of the C. alpinum records;
Score: 
BC
References: 
W041
H318
Threats

Threats

Score: 
C
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
S Rank: 
S4
Decision Process Description: 
Add to list based on info from FNA (W041) (SC2009); Reviewed in 2015 by Marilyn Anions; modified from undetermined to secure (more info)
Last Updated: 
July 24, 2015

References

Ecozones

  • Aiken, S.G., M.J. Dallwitz, L.L. Consaul, C.L. McJannet, L.J. Gillespie, R.L. Boles, G.W. Argus, J.M. Gillett, P.J. Scott, R. Elven, M.C. LeBlanc, A.K. Brysting and H. Solstad (1999) Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. Version: 29th April 2003.. Retrieval. Version: 29th April 2003. http://www.mun.ca/biology/delta/arcticf/ - W026 Return

Habitat

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. (2008) Flora of North America North of Mexico. (post 2008 version). 12+ vols. http://www.fna.org/ - W041 Return

Naming

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2004) Flora of North America - North of Mexico. Oxford University Press Online Version http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/Flora/ - W019-2004 Return

NWT Known Subspecies

Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. (2008) Flora of North America North of Mexico. (post 2008 version). 12+ vols. http://www.fna.org/ - W041 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. (2008) Flora of North America North of Mexico. (post 2008 version). 12+ vols. http://www.fna.org/ - W041 Return
  • Anions, Marilyn (2015) e-copy DIIMS - H318 Return

Taxonomy

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2004) Flora of North America - North of Mexico. Oxford University Press Online Version http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/Flora/ - W019-2004 Return