382 Norway and the Norwegians 



Hardauger tract,'Zate&rosa algida and Koenigia IslancUca 

 (Persicaria Tribe) (1), which have here their southern 

 limit in Europe, and Alsine stricta (a Cliickweed) and 

 Arenaria ciliata (Fringed Sandwort), which are not 

 found farther south in Scandinavia. 



Further north in the Urland Mountains in Sogn, 

 especially at Eavonanaasi, are similar shales, with a rich 

 alpine flora. Careoi rufina (Pink Sedge) has here its 

 southern limit in Europe, Potentillct nivea (Snow 

 Potentilla) its southern limit in Norway, Arenaria 

 ciliata (Fringed Sandwort) and many other rarer alpine 

 plants, grow here. On Vasendlifjeld, at Helinstrand, in 

 Valders, on the shales, are found a similar vegetation. 

 Ranunculus nivalis (Snow Crowfoot), Draba nivalis 

 (Snow Whitlowgrass), and Paixtver nudicaule (Iceland 

 Poppy) (10) have here their southern limits. 



In Lom and Vaage are found for the first time Cam- 

 panula unifiora, Braba alinna (Alpine Whitlowgrass), 

 Alsine nirta, Sagina nivalis (Snow Pearlwort), Salix 

 2)olaris (Polar Willow), PJwdodcndron lajjpoiiicum 

 (Lapland Ehododendron), Phaca frigida (Frigid Moun- 

 tain Lentil) (9), Astragcdus Oroboedes (a Vetch), Saxi- 

 fraga hieracifolia (a Saxifrage), several of which have 

 here their southern limits in Europe. But by far the 

 richest district of all Norway in rare alpine flowers is 

 the Dovrefjeld, where the shales of Gula and Thrond- 

 hjem occur ; besides, most of the species already men- 

 tioned there grow here : Artemisia Norvegica (Nor- 

 wegian Wormwood) (8), which is not found elsewhere in 

 the Old World, Luzula arctica, Saxifraga stellaris (Starry 

 Saxifrage), variety comosa (6), Cai-ex misandra, Poa 

 stricta, Prirmda stricta, which have their southern 



