28 Morten I'. I'ohsild. 



regions. Tlir main lorm is dllrn l'iiictilicatini,', il iwvrv forms hiilblets 

 or exceplionally a li'w at tin' top i«f tln' shoots. This latter form we 

 have not soen iiortli of Soiitli-Disko. 



Covered l»y siiow diwini,' tin- wiiitrr. 



A lo. Lycopodiiim annotinum L. 



Im thiekets and luxuriant lieath. 



Disko: Nol uiicomiiKni <»ii tlie south-coasl, iii llic liig valleys ainl (lif Iwo 

 southmost fjords. Nul iiolid fisewhere mi tlic istand. 



Mainland: KallitT cornmon in tlie gneiss-land, cspecially at some distance 

 from tilt' coast >^r<>\viiig more and more cornmon soiitliwards. Not notcd in the 

 Itasalt- and sandstoiu'-raiigt' and rare in tlu' outer part of Iho archipflago of Ege- 

 desminde. 



('(immon is var. [ju/i<^t'ns iJesv. In tliickcts liif inainspecies is rare, 

 Iml t liere are numeroiis transitorial forms between lliem. 



riie species must bo considered a southern type, ratlier wide- 

 spread in Greenland, but getting more scarce northwards and here the 

 north-limit is provisionally to be settlc«! at 72°48'. 



Usually a lowland plant, not ascending to any considerable altilude. 



As a rule abundantly fiiiiting. 



Covered by snow du ring winter. 



± 10. Lycopodiiim complanatum vai-. Chamaecyparissus 



\. 1)1!. {L. Iristachijum Pursh). 



A pronounced son t li mi type recorded from Disko at Godhavn 69°15' (Sør.); 

 in vain scarched for by us for several years; besides found at Skansen 69°25' (Rikli). 



From the mainland knowii froni a ft-w plan-s, tlir iiorthmost of which at 

 ca. 65^ 



A I". Lycopodium alpinuni L. 



In favourably e.xposed heath and diy lierb-mats, 



Disko: Numerous localities along the southcoast (many collectors); Eqa- 

 luit 6t>'-4il' (p.); Mell.-infjonl Sanjardlit ilordlit 6'J°40' (P.). 



Mainland: .\t the Irading-filace NTigssiia«! 70^40' (V.): Majorqarssnatsiaq 

 70^2' (Bg.); Jakotjshavn (W. &- H.); Egedesminde (W. \- li.;; Kaiigerdluarssuk 

 S. of Agto 67''o9' (E. P.); Eqaluar.ssuit in Nordre Stromfjord 67°36' (P. & E.); N. 

 Isortoq 67°10' (Ros.). 



Hecorded by many collectors and from numerous localities in the 

 broad land, belween 66° and 67". 



A southern type witli nortli limil ;il llie northmost of the men- 

 tioned babilats. 



Lowland plant. ()ften sterile, although fruiting specimens occur 

 now and then. 



Covered bv snow in winter. 



