Parrya arctica
arctic false wallflower
(0.3–)0.5–1.7(–2.5) dm.
petiole (0.5–)1–3(–4) cm, to 4 mm wide at base;
blade linear-oblanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, (0.7–)1.2–4(–5.2) cm × 2–5(–7) mm, base attenuate, margins entire or, rarely, obscurely dentate, apex acute or obtuse.
3–12-flowered.
sepals broadly oblong, (3–)4–5 × 1.5–2 mm;
petals white to lavender or purple, (8–)10–13 × 3–5 mm, claw 3.5–4.5 mm, apex rounded to shallowly emarginate;
median filaments 3.5–5 mm;
anthers 0.8–1.5 mm.
(proximalmost) 6–20(–30) mm.
narrowly oblong, 1–2.5(–3.5) cm × 3–5 mm;
valves eglandular;
ovules 14–20 per ovary;
style 0.2–0.5(–0.7) mm.
3.5–4.5 × 3–3.5 mm;
wing 0.7–1 mm wide.
= 14.
Parrya arctica
Parrya arctica is distributed in the Canadian arctic and subarctic islands and rarely has been collected inland, such as from the Great Bear Lake area (Northwest Territories). The major center of distribution appears to fall between 93–125°W and 67–76°N.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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