Erysimum redowskii, synonym Erysimum pallasii, known as Pallas' wallflower, is a low shrub or mid shrub species from the Arctic. It has purple flowers that do not reflect UV.[2]

Taxonomy

Erysimum redowskii was first described by Johann Anton Weinmann in 1810.[3] A description of Cheiranthus pallasii was first published by Frederick Traugott Pursh in 1813.[4] It was transferred to Erysimum as Erysimum pallasii by Merritt Lyndon Fernald in 1925.[5] E. pallasii was considered to be a synonym of E. redowskii by Adolf Polatschek in 2010 and 2012 listings of Erysimum species.[6][7] The synonymy is accepted by Plants of the World Online, as of April 2021.[1]

Distribution

This wallflower has a circumpolar Arctic distribution. It is widespread in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and common in Greenland, Northwest Canada[where?] and Alaska.

Ecology

This species seems to be apomictic, since it is scarcely visited by insects and seed production is independent of flower visitors.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Erysimum redowskii Weinm.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. ^ Kevan, P.G. (1972). "Floral colors in the high arctic with reference to insect-flower relations and pollination". Canadian Journal of Botany. 50: 2289–2316.
  3. ^ "Erysimum redowskii Weinm.". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  4. ^ "Erysimum pallasii Pursh". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  5. ^ "Erysimum pallasii (Pursh) Fernald". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  6. ^ Polatschek, A. (2010). "Revision der Gattung Erysimum (Cruciferae), Teil 1: Russland, die Nachfolgstaaten der USSR (excl. Georgien, Armenien, Azerbaidzan), China, Indien, Pakistan, Japan und Korea". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, B (in German). 111: 181–275.
  7. ^ Polatschek, A. (2012). "Revision der Gattung Erysimum (Cruciferae), Teil 3: Amerika und Grönland" (PDF). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, B (in German). 113: 139–192. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  8. ^ Aiken, S.G.; Dallwitz, M.J.; Consaul, L.L.; McJannet, C.L.; Gillespie, L.J.; Boles, R.L.; Argus, G.W.; Gillett, J.M.; Scott, P.J.; Elven, R.; LeBlanc, M.C.; Brysting, A.K. & Solstad, H. (1999–2003). Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2017-08-27.