40 MliltlKN I* rollMlli. 



llif iiiunurtMi soil aixi Imlds its onmi l'ttr scvim'.'iI yoiirs mil il tiii.illy it is 

 ov»'r[)(»NVt'ri*(l l>y Aluinciiriis olftinns. In ridi aiul inaiiiirtMl soil a(l<'(|iial»'ly 

 irri^ati'tl iliirini,' tin* pi'rind of vegetation il allains. ahoni Disko Kay. a 

 hi'iirht siiflirjcnt foi- liay-inakinii:. 



\'rry coininon in thc whole arca. 



W'itlely (lislrihnlcd in Tirecnland, willidnt sdiillinn ;ind pi-ohahly 

 a|su wjlliont nni-thcrn linul. 



l-lowi'iini,' and fi'nitinij ahundanlly. 



\I<>«;| rt'ijularly covoro«! by snow (linin;j; winlcr. 



I 4;'). Poa arctica W. Br. iP. rcnisid Autt. non Aii.i. 



In dry lifalli, in stony, i^ravelly or i'ocky soil a lilllc laifr I lian 

 tin- prcrcdini; species in tlie Iowland, becoming coniinoner iipwards. 



(lonmutn tliroiigliout I lir wliole area, in tlie fjords of the southei-n 

 parts; searce, however, in tlie richly plant-covered Iowland. 



\\ idfly distribnted arctic plant, without northern limit in Green- 

 lund; also found down to Cape Farewell, bul aciording to Rosenvin(;e 

 scarcr and piin(i])ally alpine in South Greenland. Ilenre we consider 

 llie species as a northern type. 



Ascending thr liills lo thc siiow-line. 



\bnndanlly tlowering and friiiting. Seldoni occnrring in pnre 

 associations. 



Prohably (»ftfn snowbare diirint:' winter. 



i 41). Poa alpina L. 



In soil ridi in lininus, on herb-slopes aniongsl thickels and in 

 liixnriant heath, sonietimes aniongst niosses at springs, or in rock- 

 crevices, mon- seldorn in saiidy or' clayey soil po(.r in liiiiinis along 

 watercourses. 



I > is ko: Coniriioii in the son I Ihtii [liiii luid in llir lun si.utiiii- si Ijonls, 



rariT in lh<- soiiltuTn parts alonK tlit- Waygal. iuid lim- inostiy contuKMi to sprinf(s 

 and oth.T luxnriant spots. Nord fjord , o<.Turrin^' in lli.' \<\<^ valirys. West coast; 

 locally. hul rart'. Xorlli coast: not oliserved. 



Hare Island: soutti roast, ran^ (P.). 



Mainland: rare on Iho coasts of Niif^siUKi |MninMila, licconiiii^' more almii- 

 ilant soiilli of Torsiikatak, soullnvards romnion cxcciit nu tlic smallest and mil- 

 inost \\'mn isjrls iif tlic arrliiiMJa^ro. 



As to distribution (.n Disko reseinbling thr soutliem types, 

 to whieli il is to br' reckon.'d. Widely flist ribiil ..I in Soiillinti Green- 

 land without sonth<'rn limit. The exact northern limil <d' llic species 

 is unknown, its occnrring to 74 is certain. from piaces north of Capo 

 \ork it has often been stated in literature, but Simmons has proved 

 most of the statements to be erroneous or at least iinprobable. 



