144 F. W. C. Areschoug. 



17. R. Lindebergii P. J. Müll., in Pollichia, 1859, pag. 202; R. vulgaris 

 * discolor (Whe) Arrh. 1. c. pag. 32; turionibus arcuatis, angulatis, sursum haud 

 raro subsulcatis, sparse pilosis, glandulis sessilibus aculeisque sat numerosis, sub- 

 eequalibus, validis, e basi valde compressa rectis vel subdecurvis munitis; foliis 

 remotis, longe petiolatis. 5-nato-digitatis, fbliolis parvis, supra cinereo-virescenti- 

 bus, subtus cano-tomentosis, tomento denso obsitis, subtiliter & sequaliter Serratia, 

 serraturis simplicibus, porrectis; tenninali longe petiolato, ovali — obovato, supra 

 medium latissimo, abrupte acuminato, versus basin attenuato ibique rotundato 

 vel leviter emarginato; petiolis aculeis validis, falcatis, erebris armatis; ramis 

 florigeris prsecipue sursum pilosis & tomentosis, ad basin aculeis sparsis, debili- 

 bus, versus apicem numerosioribus, validioribus, e basi valde compressa falcatis 

 munitis; foliis 3-, rarius 5-natis, foliolis lateralibus petiolatis, tenninali obovato, 

 abrupte acuminato, versus basiu attenuato, omnibus subtiliter & simpliciter ser- 

 ratis, serraturis porrectis; infiorescentia eglandulosa & aculeis erebris, numerosis, 

 subfalcatis, stramineis munita, racemosa, aphylla &, si magis composita, ramis 

 axillaribus raeemigeris aueta, peduneulis unifloris vel inferioribus usque a basi 

 ramosis & cymas multifloras, uinbelliformes gerentibus; sepalis ovatis, acutis, 

 cxlus canescentibus, in fruetu reflexis; petalis semper albis,- obovatis, longe & 

 anguste unguiculatis, extus pubescentibus; filamentis albis, stylos virescentes 

 longe superantibus; germinibus glabris; reeeptaculo sparse piloso; fruetu minore 

 quam in prseced. 



Tliis speoies grows in dry, stony, and generally open places, in brushwood, 

 upun road-sides, and in the southern part also in woods. It is most frequent 

 in the soutli, vi/. Skåne, in the mountainous north-vvestem part of vvhich it 

 is laihei common. It is to be tound, however, in many other places, even in 

 the eastern part; and in tliis county it can be found some swedish miles from 

 the coa8t. North ni' Skåne it becomes rare, and in the east, is only found in 

 the west part of Bleking-, which horders on Skåne; on the west coast, in the 

 north of Halland, al Sär6, and in Bohuslän near Skapesund on Oroust; on 

 the soufh coast of Norway it grows near Kragerö, Arendal, Grimstad and 

 TAllesa/nd. 



In our country the speoies in question holds itself very constant, and I 

 have never observéd anv transitional lönns between it and other species. In 

 the northwest ol Skåne it is often found in Company with R. insularis, without 

 l "' 1 "- connected with this species by any intermediate forms, ft is separated 

 lr "'" lllls species, by the white flowers, by the leaves being greygreen on the 



