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are among its most abundant and characteristic plants. Others 
like Wahlenbergia hederacea, Sibthorpia europea, Simethis 
bicolor, Rynchospora fusca, &c., although usually abundant 
where they occur, are more or less local, while some like 
Inula crithmoides, Statice occidentalis, Elisma natans and 
Asplenium lanceolatum are among its very rarest plants. 
Eight species, a quarter of the total, are strictly maritime in 
the county, while Senebiera didyma is certainly introduced, 
and Erodium moschatum probably so. It is interesting to note 
that, with the exception of Rynchospora fusca and Hymeno- 
phyllum unilaterale, all the members of this group occur in 
Northern Spain, some of them like the Wahlenbergia, Sibthorpia, 
Simethis, &c., being abundant there over large areas. 
Watson’s Germanic Type, or plants found chiefly in East 
England, is very poorly represented in Kerry as indeed it is 
throughout Ireland. Out of a total of 102 for Great Britain, 
Treland yields but 14, and of these only the following five are 
found in the county :— 
Galium erectum Hippophe rhamnoides Carex Boenninghausiana 
Hypopithys multiflora Orchis pyramidalis 
Of this scanty list only Orchis pyramidalis forms a con- 
spicuous feature in the Kerry flora with a wide though irregular 
calcicole distribution. It should be noted that if Carex 
Bonninghausiana is really a hybrid, it should not be included 
in this list. Two other members of this group, Crepis biennis 
and Bromus erectus have been recorded for the county but 
have now become extinct. 
Of Watson’s Scottish and Intermediate Types, or plants found 
chiefly in North and Mid Britain, 62 species out of a total of 
about 100, occur in Ireland, and of these 32 have found their 
way to Kerry ; they are— 
Thalictrum minus (rare) Empetrum nigrum (common) 
Sagina subulata (rare) Salix pentandra (introduced & rare) 
Vicia sylvatica (very rare) Listera cordata (rare) 
Prunus Padus (introduced) Habenaria albida (rare) 
Rubus saxatilis (very local) Allium Scorodoprasum (rare) 
Saxifraga hypnoides (local) Potamogeton nitens (rare) 
Drosera anglica (rather common) P, prelongus (very rare) 
Callitriche autumnalis (very local) Eriocaulon septangulare (local) 
Galium sylvestre (very rare) Scirpus rufus (rare) 
Antennaria dioica (rare) Carex dioica (rather rare) 
Crepis paludosa (very rare) C, limosa (rather common) 
Lobelia Dortmanna (common) C, filiformis (rare) 
Pyrola minor (very rare) Festuca sylvatica (very rare) 
Orobanche rubra (very rare) Polypodium Phegopteris (rare) 
Utricularia intermedia (rare) Equisetum hyemale (very rare) 
Pinguicula vulgaris (rare) E, variegatum (very rare) 
