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Occurring from the coast to at least 700 m. 

 Abimdantly flowering and friictificating. 

 Covered by snow d uring winter. 



V 255. Pedicularis hirsuta L. 



On heath, gravelly barrens, seldom on open spots in bogs. 



Very common throughout the whole area. 



Widely distributed northern type, without northorn limit, on 

 the west coast not found S. of 64°. 



Ranging from the sea shore up as far as ice-free land is found. 



Abundantly flowering and fructificating. 



Often without cover of snow during winter. The flowers are pinkish,, 

 often whitish, 



V 256. Pedicularis lanata (Willd.) Cham. & Schlecht. 



In poor and open heath, often in gravelly barrens far away from 

 other piants. When growing amongst other piants, however, the roots 

 also of this species are provided with haiistoria. 



Very common in the northern part of the area, becoming scarcer 

 south of Disko Bay. In N. Strømfjord it is restricted to alpine stations 

 and northern slopes and rather scarce (P. & E). South of Holsteinborg 

 observed several times down to Itivdlinguaq, 66°30' (P. & E.). 



A northern type, without limit northwards; the above menti- 

 oned is hitherto the southmost known in West Greenland. Not found 

 in East Greenland, the record from 66°5' by Kruuse is errone- 

 ous. (P.). 



Abundantly flowering and fructificating. The flowers are purplish- 

 crimson, white forms are very rare. At the same locality flowering 

 1 — 2 weeks before the preceding. The large, strongly yellow-coloured 

 roots are sometimes eaten by the natives. They have a sweet taste 

 (from dulcite?). 



Often snowless during winter. 



XLIII. Lentibulariaceae. 



Utricularia. 



Like the species of CaUiiriche the Utricalaria's found in Greenland 

 occur near the shores of small shallow lakes, but iliey are much rarer. 

 During winter those lakes are frozen right down to the bottom, but they 

 melt rather early at the shores, and in the summer the water here is 

 warm. The hibernacula will grow out to small shoots, but because of 

 the short summer they never attain to flowering. Like most of the 



