273 



137. Carex rupestris AU. 



Lge. Consp. Fl. Groenl. p. 133 & 288, Ostenf. Fl. arctica 

 p. 86. 



Rare; in table-land in the interior. 5 — 8 ctm. high, flowers 

 in June. 



Gassiope Fjæid near Kingorsuak, Tunok. 65° 56'— 66° 15' lat. N. 



138. Carex Macloviana D'Urv. 



Ostenf, Fl. arctica p. 54. С festiva Dewey. Lge. Consp. 

 Fi. Groenl. p. 134 & 288, Berlin Kärlväxter p. 72. 



Rather rare; on grassy slopes and in grassy field, especially 

 near small ponds in the interior, grows gregariously and forms 

 cover together with grasses. 10 — 40 ctm. high; stiffly upright, 

 green; flowers in July, sets ripe fruit. 



The bottom of the Sierak Dal, Sarfakajik, Kordlortok So, Nord- 

 fjord, Sparganium Dam, Elvbakker; Kong Oscars Havn (Berlin)! 

 66° and 65° 42—35' lat. N. 



139. Carex lagopina Wbg. 



Lge. Consp. Fl. Groenl. p. 135 & 288, Berlin Kärlväxter p. 72, 

 Ostenf. Fl. arctica p. 58. 



Rare; on humid sandy flats near the beach and in pools. 

 15 — 25 ctm. high; flowers in July, sets ripe fruit. 



Falke So near Kingorsuak, 66° 5' lat. N., the bottom of the 

 Sierak Dal, the valley behind the station, Kong Oscars Havn (Berlin) ! 



140. Carex glareosa Wbg. 



Lge. Consp. FI. Groenl. p. 137 & 289, Berlin Kärlväxter p. 73, 

 Ostenf. Fl. arctica p. 58. 



Common in the interior at the high-water mark in sandy and 

 clayey places, and here and there on the outer coast and some- 

 times at a greater distance from the beach in heath and table-land. 

 5 — 20, in manured places up to 40 ctm. long, decumbent or as- 

 cending shoots forming thick tufts on the firm marshy or clayey 

 ground. The tufts are often 50 ctm. in diameter. Forms together 

 with Cerastium trigynum cover on tent and house sites, and on 

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