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CCDBAngiospermsCaryophyllaceaeCerastiumCerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum

7 chromosome counts in Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum Cerastium alpinum L.   72 IPCN online Borgen, L. & R. Elven. 1983. Chromosome numbers of flowering plants from northern Norway and Svalbard. Nord. J. Bot. 3: 301–306.
  Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum Cerastium alpinum L. 36, c.36 72, c.72 IPCN online Brysting, A. K. 2000. Chromosome number variation in the polyploid Cerastium alpinum-C. arcticum complex (Caryophyllaceae). Nordic J. Bot. 20: 149–156.
  Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum Cerastium alpinum L.   72 IPCN online Engelskjon, T. 1979. Chromosome numbers in vascular plants from Norway, including Svalbard. Opera Bot. 52: 1–38.
!   Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum Cerastium alpinum L.   72 Love, 1948 Biicher 1938 a. L. & L. 1944 b.
!   Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum Cerastium alpinum L.   108 Love, 1948 S. & W. (tmpuhl.).
  Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum Cerastium alpinum L.   108,72 eFlora  
  Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum Cerastium alpinum L.   72 Cave1956 Love & Love b