The Flora of Disko Island and Adjacent Coast of West Greenland. 5d 
Abundantly flowering and fruiting. 
Hibernates covered by snow and ice. 
I 84. Carex rigida Goon. and var. concolor R. Br. 
The main-species on heath, herb-mats, thickets and in stony 
soil ascending the hills to considerable altitudes. 
The variety: in very moist bogs and especially at lake-shores; 
generally in the lowland. 
Both very common throughout the whole area. 
Widely distributed in Greenland with neither southern nor (the 
main-species) northern limit. 
Abundantly flowering and fruiting. 
The variety thickly covered by snow and often by ice during win- 
ter. The main species certainly snowless now and then. 
L 85. Carex rufina DRE). 
On moist sand, partly inundated during the early part of the 
summer. 
Disko: In a little pool near Godhavn 69°15’ (Th. P.!) very rare. 
Mainland: N. Isortog 67°15’ (V.). 
A decided southern type, perhaps often overlooked. The men- 
tioned locality indicates the northern limit. Found a few times in 
South Greenland. 
Flowers and fructificates. 
Hibernates covered by snow and ice. 
A 86. Carex bicolor ALL. 
On moist sand along the shores of lakes and rivulets; on barren 
spots of sand and clay in the heath. 
Disko: Several localities at Godhavn 69°15’ (Rikli; Th. P.; P.), at the foot 
of Ingigsog at the Waygat 69°45’ (P.). 
Mainland: Lerbugt at Claushavn (Bg.); Qeqgertarssuatsiaq (the southern 
side) 68°23’ (P. & E.); Kangerdluarssuk at Agto 67°69’ (E. P.!). 
Everywhere very scarce, often only in single tufts. 
A decided southern type; scarce (or overlooked) throughout 
Greenland; south of the area only found a few times, to the north of 
it found at the interior of Nordost-Bugt 70°32’ (Vh.). 
Abundantly flowerig and fruiting. 
Hibernates covered by snow. 
