Reproductive Biology of Saxifragg stellaris v. comosa.

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: biology, plants, reproduction, plant life cycles

Principal Investigator: Hudson, Jr., W.D. (1)
Licence Number: 7016
Organization: Chewonki Foundation
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Issued: Jan 01, 1987

Objective(s): To collect and sample living specimens of reproducing Saxifraga stellaris var. stellaris and the asexually reporoducing S. stellaris var. comosa. Material for anatomical and morphological study will also be collected and preserved. Information provided by field study and subsequent laboratory study will help to further elucidate the origin of the peculiar form of asexual reproduction exhibited by the amin population of this species.