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STEINDOR STEINDORSSON 



Poa laxa ssp. flexuosa, Saxifraga Aizoon, and Carex bicolor. The distribution 

 of these species in Iceland is very particular and all these species are considered 

 as survivors of the Ice Age. 



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Fig. 6. Alchemilla faeroeensis. 



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Fig. 7. Poa laxa ssp. flexuosa. 



Alchemilla faeroeensis (Fig. 6) is limited to the Austfirdir district and its 

 closest vicinity. Poa laxa ssp. flexuosa (Fig. 7) seems to have two main centers, 

 in the Eyjafjordur district and in the southern part of the Austfirdir district; 

 it is also found in mountains both in the Breidifjordur and Vestfirdir districts. 

 Outside these centers hardly any other Icelandic plant seems so closely 

 connected to nunatak areas. 



