rivers Olonek and Lena, tlu TscIiuktscluT Peninsula. 

 Norlh America and Greenland. 



he Arakam Island, as well as 



Carcx senipervirens Vill. Pi. Daupli. II (1787) p. 211. 



suhspec. tristis (Marsch.-Bieb.) Kiikenth. (A/pcr.-Curicoid. in Engl. Pflanzenr. H. 38 

 (IV, 20, 1909) p. 569. Kiikenth. Cijper. Sibir. in (Ikmicuw. .Mar. 4>.i. Cii.-). 11 (1912) p. 154; 

 Kpi.i.i. $.1, A.TT. VI (1912) p. 1515. Carex Irislis Marsch.-Bieb. Fl. Taur. Cauc. Ill (1819) 

 p. 615; C. A. Meyer in Ledcb. Fl. Alt. IV. p. 228; Bunge, Enuni. Alt. p. 83; Turczan. 

 Cat. Baical. no. 1256; Trev. in Ledeb. Fl. Boss. IV, p. 294; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. 

 (1855, II) p. 349, no. 1271. Carex frig id a l\ege\ in Act. Horl. Petropol. VII (1880) p. 569. 



In the Altaian, in moist. grass-gro\\n places, at an allitude of ajjout 2000 m. above 

 sea-level. Partly done flowering at the end of July. 



Distribution: The subspecies occurs in the Caucasus, Asia Minor, south-western 

 Asia, Dzungaria, the Altai and Sayansk regions, the Baikal region, Taimur, the Hima- 

 layas, Cashmere. 



Carex capiilaris L. Spec. PI. ed. 11 (1763) p. 1386; Ledel). Fl. Alt. IV. p. 227; Turczan. 

 Cat. Baical. no. 1254; Ledeb. Fl. Boss. IV, p. 295; Kiikenth. (h/per.-Caricoid. in Engl. 

 Pflanzenr. H. 38 (IV, 20. 1909) p. 590; Kiikenth. Ci/per. Sibir. in <l>c,vieiii,(>. Mar. 'I).i. Cud. 

 II (1912) p. 157: Ki,i,i.i. <I'.i. A.n. VI (1912) p. 

 1517. • 



siibspec. densiflora nov. subspec. 



Spiculis femineis praecipue nobdnlis, 

 densifloris el midiifloiis. "20 fere flores singu- 

 lis ferentibus, ideo giiam spiculac formae 

 Igpicae longioribiis. iiumero fere 3-.). 



Spicula tcrniinalis mascula siiminam 

 spicidam femineam fere paido exccdciis. 

 Utricidus in roslrnni breve, crassum. coni- 

 cnm. nonnuniiudm (ddiipunu. in diiobus 

 laieribiis scabriii.sculiini. cunlracliis. Folia 

 comparale longiora. plus minus l^-.j mm. lalu. 



This sub-species may somewhat resemb- 

 le the Turkestan subspecies Regeliana in the 

 several, very densely and flowery spikes, but 

 is readily distinguished from the latter bv the 

 shape of the perig^^nia. In our plant the 

 perigA'nium is % longer than the glume. 

 ovoid, drawn out above into a rather short 

 and broad, conical, generally slightly oblique 



beak, membranous and obtuse at the orifice, •"'§• ''•'■ '-arex capiilaris L. subspec. densi- 

 .,.irl K;i„t„,.,ii 1 1 -1 • 1 . //07fj nov subspec. C'/i). a and b. Pislillnte flo 



and bilaterally rough, ^^•hlle, m subspecies ^^.^..^ 1 ^__j. (^^^nmes. 



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