A New Species of Claytonia from Feniak Lake: Assessing Morphological Variation, Niche Space, and Genetics Stephany Jeffers 1 , Steffi Ickert-Bond 2 , & David F. Murray 3 1 Graduate Student, University of Alaska Museum of the North, 2 Assistant Professor of Botany and Curator of the UA Museum Herbarium (ALA), University of Alaska Fairbanks, 3 Curator Emeritus, University of Alaska Museum of the North
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1 Graduate Student, University of Alaska Museum of the North, 2 Assistant Professor of Botany and Curator of the UA Museum Herbarium (ALA), University.
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A New Species of Claytonia from Feniak Lake: Assessing Morphological Variation, Niche
Space, and Genetics
Stephany Jeffers1, Steffi Ickert-Bond2, & David F. Murray3
1 Graduate Student, University of Alaska Museum of the North, 2 Assistant Professor of Botany and Curator of the UA Museum Herbarium (ALA), University of Alaska Fairbanks, 3 Curator Emeritus, University of Alaska Museum of the North
The genus Claytonia L. (Spring Beauty) is well recognized around Alaska for its attractive flower. Despite its charismatic appearance, there is much
confusion around the species delineation of Claytonia in Alaska.