;U» Morten I', l'onsii i.. 



I)isk<» it just (M-curs iii llio area ol tlif iiorthcrn types, heing rarer oii 

 tht> soiit liliiiiti. 



At tlu' lu^rthiiiosl kiu)\Mi lor.ilily (»I tlu' species: Laksefjord 72"H()' 

 it wiis too rorninon for settliiiii lliis place as tlir ihuI Ikmii limil. 



Tlierefore I iiiii iiicliiied l<> coiisider it a (lortliern type in 

 (inn-rdaud. heloni^iiiii; to I hal cont indeni ol' West-Americaii arctic spec- 

 ies niii;rated to (ireeidaiid oxtr Smit li-Soiind. (Cf. Simmons: IMiyto- 

 ijeoijrapliy p. IH;") S(|(]. and Map. I). 



( >ti favoiiraltif exposilions, i. e. latiici' wariii saiidy-gravelly liacts, 

 wliere it does su})j)lard eilher other Grainineae or other vegetation it 

 is al)li' to heconie so abundant as to characterize the vegetation, tlins 

 in llie irnnoht of the Kugangiiaq-valley on the norlhside of Disko; i)iit 

 it nev»'r forms dense carpets as other species of the genus. 



In thr >anilstone-domain of Waygat it ascends to consideiahlr 

 heights. 



AhniidantJy lh)\vering and friiiting. 



Undoubtedly often snowless. The hving parts of the shoots are pro- 

 tected hv the witln'ri'd iiMnains of the leave sheaths. 



A '^i). Calamogrostis hyperborea Lange, Robinson & Fernalu. 



In vigorous, sandy and moist Inenlities in herb-niats and t birkets. 



Disko: Tlie soulti toast G!) 15' very rare »ear I dki^'^^'cn atdodhavii (Nygaard!); 

 OstenJalcn ncar tlio hot springs (Th. P.!). 



Maiiiluiid: l'åkilsoq (i!» 28' (V.); Tasiussarssuaq GS"20' (Bg.); SoliL-iiavn 

 68°20' (Bl.); N. Stroinfjord: several piaces (Korn.; Holst; 'l'li. I''r.) Ipiutarssuaq 

 67 44' very common (P. &: E.); vicinity of Holsteinsborg: Sarfånguaq 66°58' (E.P.); 

 Vlaligiaq (;6°5H' (P. cV E.); Naujarssuif iii ^)eqortalik W^°Ar (P. Å E.). 



A decided soiilhciri type, the northmost localities is LImanaq 

 (Rink teste Lange) 70 40'. South of the area fonnd in several locahties. 

 S. of 04'^ the localities are lying lalbfi' closcly toget her. but it is pro- 

 bably nowhere common. 



nficn forming large dense carpets. 



All the above mentioned localities are in the Iowland. 



Abiindantly flowering and fruiting. 



Covere«! by tbirk layers r»f snow d uring winter. 



A •»'■>. Calamoérostis neglecta (Eniui.) Fi.. dkh Wktt. 



' »n moist sand, especially on lake-shores and along water-courses. 



f)isko: The soutliland from Miiddfrbugl to l)iskofjor(i included. rattier 

 common (P.); Lakspl>ugt 61^40'; the valley of Iterdlagssuaq Gl)'4.^' (P.) iii Mol- 

 lomfjord; in vallovs in tho northwest-land at 70'11' (P.); Hare (P.). 



