Allinilv bctwecn Ihc flora of the Nordost Himt 



and lliat ol' Scoreshv Sound on llic 



Kast Goast ol' (ireenland. 



In his well known and often cited paper N. Hartz (5) makes a 

 coniparison of the flora of Scoresby Sound willi that between the 69 

 and 71th parallel on the west coast. 



His list includes 248 species and 6 varieties of which 243 are said 

 to occur in West Greenland whilo 143 species only were collected in 

 Scoresby Sound. 



In his list of West Greenland piants Hartz followed the "Con- 

 spectus FL Grl." and tims included several doubtful records, which 

 more recent investigators have excluded from tlic floi-a uf tliat district 

 e. g. : Equisetiim silvaticum, Salix Myrsinites, Alsine groenlandica, Saxi- 

 fraga flageUaris^ Andromeda polifolia, Pedicularis euphrasioides. Several 

 species of such difficult genera as Carex, Draba and otliers have recently 

 been referred to or united with other species, Hartz also inclndes a 

 few species — Stellaria media and Polygonum aviculare — , whieli at 

 least in this region must be considered as non-indigenous (Ruderals), 

 never found far from the settlements. 



The actual number of true species and of varieties having a definite 

 geographical distribution in Hartz's list should therefore be reduced to 

 abt. 220 from the west coast. 



From W. Greenland 69°— 71 wc now rocognize abt. 252 indigenous 

 species and from the Scoresby Sound region — including Liverj)Ool 

 Coast — but not the inlets north of Jameson Land — 176 species. 



Nordost Bugt — Scoresby Sound. 



The comparison made by Hartz is, however, at the best ratlier 

 misleading, because of Disko is included in the W. Greenland area. As 

 is well known S. Disko abounds in wjiiin sj)rings and aroiiiid Ihese 

 springs the ground is never frozen and, even during the coldest month, 

 it niay have a surface temperature from 0° to 17° C. 



The pecidiar flora of characteristic piaces in which Archangelica, 

 Alchimilla, Orchids and Epilohiums play a ronsjtirunus part occurs on 



