The Flora of Disko Island and Adjacent Coast of West Greenland. 145 
XLIV. Plantaginaceae. 
A 261—262. Plantago maritima L. and Pl. borealis Lance. 
By several authors for instance A. Biytr: Botan. Notiser 1873 
p. 129; James M. Macoun: Contrib. from the Herb. Geol. Surv. Canada 
XI. (Canad. Rec. Se. 1897) p. 475 the plant of Lance was considered 
a valid species, but as stated by L. Ko_prerup RosenvincEe (Andet 
Tilleg p. 682) every distinguishing character of the plants from Green- 
land is variable. Therefore often transitorial forms are met with which 
by one character may be determined to maritima, by another to bore- 
alis. Therefore the last mentioned author only accepts Pl. borealis as 
a variety of Pl. maritima. 
Having seen the copious material of Greenland Plantagos in Herb. 
Haun. we cannot but affirm the existence of numerous such forms. Un- 
fortunately we have seen but little of the so-called Pl. maritima in the 
live state in Greenland, as it principally occurs south of our area and 
nowhere both plants together. Therefore we may leave the question of 
the specific value of Pl. borealis open to future investigations in their 
natural habitats or to growing experiments. As also admitted by Rosen- 
VINGE typically developed specimens differ widely. 
Pl. maritima often occurs in South Greenland on the sea shore, 
but also, according to RosENVINGE in gravelly places at some distance 
from the shore and ascending to a considerable height. Also in pasture- 
land at Igaliko he saw it, eaten by cattle. We found it at the head of 
Nordre Stromfjord, near the shore, but especially on raised marine 
clays far from the shore. Also in the fjords inland from Holsteinsborg 
it was rather common. It is several times recorded along the Sydost 
Bugt, here we only saw Pl. borealis. The northernmost record is 
from the head of Pakitsog fjord, 69°30’, here not seen by us. 
Pl. borealis grows near the sea shore, ordinarily so close to the sea 
that it is sprayed by the surf and occurs together with the algal growth 
(Ulwaceae). Also it is met with amongst Puccinellia-marshes and 
stands manuring very well, we never saw it far from the sea or at any 
height over the sea. It is rather scarce on the south and north-west 
coast of Disko at the mouth of Nordfjord, but is probably often over- 
looked. On the Mainland we found it several times from the mouth 
of the big river on Ndgssuaq peninsula southwards, becoming more 
common in the gneissic area south of Torssukatak icefjord and especi- 
ally on the outer coast from the archipelago of Egedesminde south- 
wards. Also at the mouth of Nordre Stromfjord it was common, whilst 
Pl. maritima here was absent, but occurring in the interior. The outer 
coast near Holsteinsborg was not investigated by us. — The northern- 
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