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Flowers and fruits abundantly. 
The lowland-localities are, at any rate, covered by ice or snow 
during winter. 
1 130. Minuartia biflora (L.) Scuinz & THELL. 
(Alsine biflora Wau, Arenaria sajanensis WILLD. FERN. 
In moist spots on heath, herb-mats and fell-field, on fresh moraine 
or among grass and other vegetation. Common throughout the whole 
area. 
Widely distributed in West Greenland without southern limit; 
according to RosENVINGE rarer in the southern part of the land pro- 
bably alpine. 
The north-limit unknown; to be searched for north of 74°30’. 
Ascending from the coast to the limit of vegetation. 
Abundantly flowering and fruiting. 
Hibernates covered by snow. 
| 131. Minuartia verna (L.) Hiern. (incl. Alsine rubella WAHL. 
In similar places, occurs intermingled with all sorts of vegetations. 
Very common throughout the whole area. 
Widely ranging in Greenland with neither northern nor southern 
limit, from the coast ascending to the limit of vegetation. 
Flowers and fructificates abundantly. 
No doubt often snowless. 
A 132. Minuartia verna (L.) var. propinqua (Ricu.) LANGE. 
(an = Alsine hirta Worms«.J.) 
| do not know this variety sufficiently so as to form an indepen- 
dent opinion of it. 
The distribution is very characteristic: In West Greenland from relatively 
few places, all far from the outer-coast. From 60° up to Disko-Bay; the northmost 
places: Christianshaab 68°45’ (Htz.), Diskofjord: Evqitsog 69°30’ (P.), and. from 
Mellemfjord 69°40’ (P.). On the east coast of Greenland: 66°18’ to 71°48’ according 
to Kruuse. 
By later authors, e.g. by FerRNALD and OsteNnreLp considered 
identical with the var. hirta Wormsks. which is common throughout 
our area. 
Thus it seems to be a southern and western type in North 
America descending into the temperate area. (Cfr. Roprnson & FER- 
NALD: Gray Manual 7th edition p. 381). 
