102 Morten It I'ousii.k. 



\ il.M'idtMi iiorthi^rn typ»'. Tho abovo montioncil localities are the 

 soutlitTii limit of tho species. 



Ascends the hills to tlie snowlino. 



Abimdanlly llowering and Irnitinsr: it is onc of llic first flowerinp^, 

 most heautirul aiul larijfest spnni]^ flowers ol' Disko. 



l'sually snowless durins: winter, tlu' Tinc luids protected by a donse 

 C'overiiii; of wit litM'tMl Icavcs. 



A -<H). Potentilla Ranunculus Langk. 



hl \ii:;orous meadows. 



J)isko: Kiigaq at Mudderbugt 69°46' (Htz.; several times re-found here P.). 

 Ma inland: Majorqarssuatsiaq 70°10' (Bg.). 



For the rest only once collected on the east coast of Greenland 

 63°40'. 



Out side Greenland only known from the sub-arctic part of Eastern 

 America, hence it must be settled as a decided southern type. 



Flowers ;ibinid;intly, but friiits are only dovoloped in good sum- 

 mers. 



Hihecnates eovcred bv snow. 



V 201. Potentilla emarginata l^uusn. 



In fell-fields. sriavdly and rocky soil, herb-mats and sometimes 

 in heath. 



Disko: (lonunon on the norlli-land and in Ihc Iwo norllunost fjords. In Disko- 

 fjord and on the south foast scarce, usually alpine or in l)arr(M plarcs in lln' hnv- 

 land (P.). 



Hare O (P.). 



Mainland: Xiigssuaq peninsula, coninion; especially in the basalt- and sand- 

 stone-doinain. South of TorssukåtaK rare. Riteni)cnk (V.); .Iak(il)shavn (Bg.); Ma- 

 nJlsoq at Egedesminde (K.); N. Stromfjorfl (Korn.; not found i>y I*. \- E.); X. Isor- 

 toq (Korn.) Pra'slefjæld at llolsteinsborg ()G''55' (Htz.) only alpine. 



A nor tb em type, the above mentioned localities represent the 

 southern limit. Ascends the hills to the snowline. 



Flowers and fructificates abundantly. 



Often snowiess during winter. Not much varyiiig. In laoisl piaces 

 a tall form occurs witli large, dark-green leaves, leaflets obtusely denti- 

 culate. On dry rocks the forms are Iow and stunled, yellowish-green, 

 with acute teeth, (Cp. Abho.meit pag. 8 et sq.). 



