Saxifraga Hirculus L. Spec. PL ed. II (1762) p. 675; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. II, p. 121; Ledeb. 

 FI. Ross. II, p. 210; Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1844) p. 270, no. 488; EptiJi. $.i. Ajit. II 

 (1903) p. 473; Engl, pt Irmscher, Saxifrag. in Engl. Pflanzenr. H. 67 (1916) p. 110. 



In the Altaian, near the limit of tree vegetation, in moist, moss-grown places. In 

 full flower at the end of July. 



Distribution: Arctic and alpine regions of Europe, arctic islands, Caucasia, Turke- 

 stan, arctic Siberia, the Altai and Sayansk districts. Trans Baikal, Tibet, the Himalayas, 

 Cashmere, Mongolia, western China, North America. 



Saxifraga stellaris L. Fl. Lapp. (1737) no. 175 et Spec. PI. ed. II (1762) p. 572. 



subspec. comosa Retzius, Fl. Scand. Prodrom. (1779); Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 11, p. 211; 

 Turczan. Fl. Baical.-Dahur. (1844) p. 268, no. 486; Engl, et Irmscher, Saxifrag. in Engl. 

 Pflanzenr. H. 67 (1916) p. 81. Saxifraga foliosa R. Br., Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 496. 



This species is spread in the Altaian, in places grown with mosses and lichens, here 

 and there accompanying Phyllodoce coerulea, and the like. All of the specimens collected 

 have the stems comparatively low, from 5 to 10 cm. high. The basal leaves are from 0,8 

 to 1,5 cm. in length, cuneately tapering towards the base, the summit 5-toothed, with a 

 large and broad median tooth, and 2 smaller and narrower ones on each side. The in- 

 florescence is short and narrow, 1 to 2,5 cm., rarely to 3,5 cm. long, and generally consist- 

 ing of from 3 to 7 shortly stalked or sessile gemmae, the leaves of which are ovate, ses- 

 sile, from 1 to 2 mm. long, of a green colour. Generally one solitary flower is to be found 

 at the top of the scape, mostly more or less incompletely developed, and sterile, 

 or the top flower wanting altogether. The whole plant is beset with long, white, scat- 

 tered hairs. The specimens collected thus seemed to be intermediate between the forms 

 eucomosa and minudpetala Engl, et Irmscher, 1. c. p. 83. 



Distribution: The subspec. comosa is distributed over the arctic regions of Europe, 

 arctic islands, arctic Siberia, the Sayansk mountains. North America, Greenland. 



Saxifraga bronchialis L. Spec. PI. ed. II (1762) p. 572; Ledeb. Fl. Alt. II, p. 124 in 

 nota; Turczan. Cat. Baical. no. 500; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II, p. 207; Turczan. Fl. Baical.- 

 Dahur. (1844) p. 271, no. 490; Engl. Monogr. Saxifrag. (1872) p. 215. 



In the Altaian, on the Upper Sisti-kem. Flowering at the end of July. 



Distribution: Northern Russia, northern Siberia, the Altai and Sayansk districts. 

 Trans Baikal, eastwards to Kamtchatka, North America. 



Chrysosplenium nudicaule Bunge in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. II, p. 114; Bunge, Enum. Alt. p. 

 20; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. II, p. 226; Maxim. Diagn. Plant. Nov. Asiat. in Mel. Biol. IX (1877) p. 

 759; Franchet, Monogr. Chrysosplenium in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Natur. 3. Ser. (1890) 

 no. 2; KpLi.T. t&.T. Ajit. II (1903) p. 480; HeKpacoBa, KajiiiciOMKCiBMH bt. (DeAWiiKo, fl)j. AsiaT. 

 Pocciii 7 (1915) p. 13. 



In moist, shady places in the Altaian, near the hniit of tree vegetation. Nearly past 

 flowering at the end of July. 



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