The Flora of Disko Island aiui Adjacent Coast ot' West Greenland. 71 



Flowers and ("ruits abundantly. 



The lowland-localities are, at any rate, covered by ice or snow 

 d uring winter. 



i 130. Minuartia biflora (L.) Schinz & Thell. 



{Alsine biflora Wahl, Arenaria sajanensis Willd. Fern. 



In moist spots on heath, herb-mats and fell-field, on fresh moraine 

 or among grass and other vegetation. Common thronghout the whole 

 area. 



Widely distributed in West Greenland without southern limit; 

 according to Rosenvinge rarer in the southern part of the land pro- 

 bably alpine. 



The north-limit unknown; to be searched for north of 74°30'. 

 Ascending from the coast to the limit of vegetation. 



Abundantly flowering and fruiting. 



Hibernates coveied by snow. 



I 131. Minuartia verna (L.) Hiern. (incl. Alsine rubdia Wahl. 



In similar piaces, occurs intermingled with all sorts of vegetations. 

 Very common throughout the whole area. 



Widely ranging in Greenland with neither northern nor southern 

 limit, from the coast ascending to the limit of vegetation. 

 Flowers and fructificates abundantly. 

 No doubt often snowless. 



A 13^. Minuartia verna (L.) var. propinqua (Rich.) Lange. 



(an = Alsine hirta Wormskj.) 



I do not know this variety sufficiently so as to form an indepen- 

 dent opinion of it. 



The distribution is very characteristic: In West Greenland from relatively 

 few piaces, all far ironi the outer-coast. From 60° up to Dislvo-Bay; the northniost 

 piaces: Christianshaab 68°46' (Htz.), Diskofjord: Evqitsoq 69°30' (P.), and from 

 Mellemfjord Gn°40' (P.). On the east coast of Greenland: 66°18' to 71°48' according 

 to Kruuse. 



By later authors, e. g. by Fernald and Ostenfeld considered 

 identical with the var. hirta Wormsk.i. which is common throughout 

 our area. 



Thus it seems to be a southern and western type in North 

 America descending into the temperate area. (Cfr. Robinson & Fer- 

 nald: Gray Manual 7th edition p. 381). 



