Hart — Flora of the Monnfains of Mayo and Oalwaij. 745 



GENERAL LIST OF PLANTS 



Observed on the Mato and Galwat Mountains, arranged in descending 



order. 



Summit op Mweeleea. 

 2680 feet. 



Potentilla tormentilla (Nestl.) — Nephin, 2640; Croaghpatrick, 2510, 

 &c., and downwards. Abundant. 



Saxifraga umlrosa (Linn.) — All summits, and downwards to sea-level, 

 near the coast in dry, stony places. Occurs on all aspects, being 

 at home either amongst alpine plants, or where they could not 

 exist. Inland it rarely occurs as a lowland plant, ceasing down- 

 wards at 1500 to 1200 feet. No choice of rock. 



Calluna vulgaris (Salisb.) — All summits and downwards. Abundant. 



Vaccinium myrtillus (Linn.) — Ditto. 



Thymus serpyllum (Linn.) — Bengorm, 2200; Croaghpatrick, 1570; 

 Twelve Bens, 2150. Not ascending many mountains, though 

 frequent at considerable heights on the Mweelrea group. Com- 

 mon below. "Will not grow on the quartzite. 



Rumex acetosa (Linn.) — Summits of all the Mayo mountains, and 

 downwards. 



R. acetosella (Linn.) — Croaghpatrick summit. Not universally distri- 

 buted at upper heights. Re-appearing commonly below. 



Juncus squarrosus (Linn.) — Summit of Croaghpatrick; Twelve Bens, 

 2390. 



Liizula sylvatica (Bich.) — Summits of Mayo mountains. Twelve Bens, 

 2150. Shady cliffs or woods in lowland districts. Rarely on 

 open ground except at mountain summits ; usually abundant 

 there. 



L. campestris (Willd.) — Bengorm, 2200; Twelve Bens, 2110. In- 

 creasing quickly to open moors. Erequent. 



Eriophorum vaginatum (Linn.) — Twelve Bens, 2150. Continuous to 

 low levels on moors. 



Carex pilulifera (Linn.) — CorsHeve, 2025 ; Twelve Bens, 2390. Ere- 

 quent to about 1200 feet. Scarce at low levels. 



C. hinervis (Sm.) — Croaghpatrick, 2350; Twelve Bens, 2390. Yery 

 glaucous on Mweelrea. On open moors. 



Scirpus ccespitosiis (Linn.) — Twelve Bens, 2390. 



Anthoxanthum odoratum (Linn.) — Summits of Mayo mountains. Twelve 

 Bens, 2390. Erequent. 



JSfardus stricta (Linn.) — Maamtrasna, 2120. Soon abundant in dry 

 situation, from 1500 feet downwards, and thrives on the 

 quartzite. 



