263 



Found only in one place, on a low gTavel bank formed by 

 disintegration. 



12— 2i2ctm. high лvith 2—3 couples of leaves, the upper and 

 lower (if there are 3 couples) lanceolate, trinervate, having thin 

 hair on their upper surfaces, the middle ones (second couple) oval, 

 long pointed, glabrous on their discs, all leaves ciliate. The stem 

 especially towards the top lanate. The head 1 — 1,5 ctm. in dia- 

 meter , the involucre lanate , the ray-flowers 2 ctm. long , light 

 yellow, the disc-flowers 1 ctm. long, somewhat darker yellow. 

 The fruit drab coloured (brun clair). The fruit edged, ribbed, 

 hairy with upright protruding white hairs. The pappus white. 

 Flowered on the 27*^ of July; old withered heads from the pre- 

 vious year were seen. 



The west side of Kingorsuak, north of the first glacier 66° T 

 lat. N. 



Faffl. 28. Polygonaeeae. 



108. Koenigia islandica L. 



Lge. Consp. Fl. Groenl. p. 104 & 277, Berlin Kärlväxter p. 60. 



Here and there, not common; on humid sand, in dried up 

 brooks, on moss in pools and old house places. Appears in two 

 forms according to the habitat. In manured places it becomes 

 5 ctm. high with 2 — 3 alternate leaves and branches and 1 couple 

 of opposite basal leaves. The rosette at the top has 3 — 4 leaves. 

 The leaves are 7 — 10 mm. long and 2 — 4 mm. broad, oval lanceo- 

 late-spatulate. In poor, sandy localities the height is 0,5 — 1,5 ctm., 

 the plant unbranched or with one branch, the stem-leaves are 

 wanting, basal leaves and rosette leaves oval, 2 — 4 mm. long and 

 с 2 mm. broad. 



Both forms flower richly in July — August and set ripe seed. 

 They grow most often gregariously, forming cover together with 

 Hypna over spots of ^/2 D mt., in sunny localities deep red, in 

 shade sappy hght green. 



The west side of Kingorsuak, Ikerasausak, Kingak Angmagsivik, 

 Tunok, Ingmikertok, Elvbakker Tasiusak, Kong Oscars Havn (Berlin)! 

 Ikatek in Sermilik (Knutsen)! 



