Diapensia obovata
Alaska Diapensia, Alaskan Pincushion Plant
Other regional names: Nakai's Diapensia +1 more
- Nakai's Diapensia
- Pincushion Plant
Also known as: Diapensia lapponica f. rosea (Hultén) P.J.Scott & R.T.Day +4 more
- Diapensia lapponica f. rosea (Hultén) P.J.Scott & R.T.Day
- Diapensia lapponica subsp. obovata (F.Schmidt) Hultén
- Diapensia lapponica var. asiatica Herder
- Diapensia lapponica var. obovata F.Schmidt
- Diapensia lapponica var. rosea Hultén
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Diapensiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Diapensia obovata (commonly known as Alaska diapensia or Alaskan pincushion plant) is a shrub belonging to the Diapensiaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Northwest Territories, Primorye, Sakhalin, Yakutskiya, Yukon