Feb. 1903.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 



149 



and 151 genera common to both areas, and 68 identical 



species, viz. — 



70 genera of Phanerogams (including grasses, etc.) 27 identical species. 



10 „ Ferns .... 8 ,, 



2 „ Lycopodiums . . .2 „ 



1 genus of Sphagnum .... 1 „ 



31 genera of Mosses . . . .10 „ 



22 „ Lichens .... 16 „ 



15 „ Fungi and micro-fungi . .4 „ 



A number of these plants, particularly herbaceous 

 species, are evidently immigrants to the Australian area, 

 others are apparently common to both areas. 



I have marked with an asterisk (*), on the follow- 

 ing Census, the genera and species common to both 

 localities. 



CENSUS OF THE FLORA OF THE AUSTEALIAN" 



ALPS. 

 ANGI0SPERMJ2. 



DICOTYLEDONES. 



Choripetal.e Hypogyn.e. 



ranunculace^. 

 Clematis* 



C. aristata (Br.). T., N.S.W., S.A , Q., N.A. 



Var. coriacea ascends in sub-alpine gullies to an altitude of 

 4600 ft. 

 C. microphylla (Br.). T., N.S.W., S.A., Q., W.A. 

 Var. leptophylla ascends to 3000 ft. in southern slopes. 

 Myosiirus. 



M. minimus (Linn.). KS.W., S.A. 

 Ascends to 3000 ft. 

 Raiiunculus* 



R. aquatilis (Dod.). T., S.A. 



Common on sub-alpine streams, and near marshes up to 

 2000 ft. 

 R. Millani(F.v. M.). N.S.W. 



Endemic on Mts. Kosciusko and Bogong at elevations of 

 6000 to 7000 ft. 

 R. aneraoneus (F. v. M.). N.S.W. 



Endemic to Mt. Kosciusko and adjoining peaks, also on Mt, 

 Botrong, etc., 6000 to 7000 ft. 

 R. gunnianus (Hook.). T., N.S.W. 



Alpini', endemic to Australian Alps and Tasmania, 4500 to 

 7000 ft. 

 R. Lappaceus (Sm.). T., N.S.W., S.A., Q., W.A., N.Z. 

 Var. Plebeius subsericeus at the higher levels, 6000 ft., petals 

 rich yellow. 



Note. T. Tasmania. 



N.S.W. New South Wales. 

 S.A. South Australia. 

 Q. Queensland. 



W.A. Western Australia. 

 N.A. Northern Australia. 

 X.Z. Now Zealand. 



