Abstract

Alm, T., Often, A. & Piirainen, M. 2000: Krigsspredte arter i Sør-Varanger, Finnmark: stor gjeldkarve Pimpinella major. Blyttia 58: 120-124.
Polemochores in Sør-Varanger, Finnmark: Pimpinella major.

Pimpinella major is reported from three stations in Sør-Varanger, Finnmark, NE Norway. At all three sites, it was found growing on damp meadows in areas close to German World War II stables and baracks. Thus, a polemochorous origin is suggested, with Middle European hay imported for horse fodder as a likely spreading vector. Though all three stands are very small (a single or a few plants, each with several shoots), the species has survived at least 55 years in the area, and may thus be regarded as an established neophyte. At 69°39-41' N, these are the northernmost occurrences anywhere in the world.

Torbjørn Alm, Fagenhet for botanikk, Tromsø museum, Universitetet i Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø
Anders Often, Stiftelsen for naturforskning og kulturminneforskning, NINA avd. landskapsøkologi, boks 736 Sentrum, 0105 Oslo
Mikko Piirainen, Finnish museum of natural history, Botanical museum, PO Box 7, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland

Blyttia 58 (2)
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Lagt ut 20.07.2000 JW