Chromosome numbers of Taraxacum officinale (Asteraceae) distributed in some high mountains in Central Honshu, Japan

Kyoko Sato*, Yoshikane Iwatsubo, Michihito Ohta, Taku Matsuhisa, Naohiro Naruhashi

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Abstract

Polyploidy in 1,289 individuals of Taraxacum officinale, which have invaded the flora of Mt. Tateyama, Mt. Norikuradake and Shiga Heights, were studied. They had either 2n = 3x = 24 or 2n = 4x = 32 chromosomes. These counts are consistent with the results of previous studies in the plains of Toyama Prefecture, central Japan (Sato et al. 2007). Triploid individuals were found in all the sites investigated in the three mountains, while tetraploid ones were restricted only to the sites at low altitudes. Moreover, tetraploid individuals were not found above a height of 2,100 m, which raises the possibility that tetraploid T. officinale has lower resistance at alpine habitats than triploid T. officinale.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-120
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Japanese Botany
Volume83
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008/04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science

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