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that is to say, species not known to occur in any other of the 
nine botanical divisions of Kerry. They are 26 in number, 
the nearest approach to this being shown by the preceding 
barony where they amount to 13. The following are the more 
interesting of these peculiar plants :— 
Ranunculus auricomus Galium sylvestre Elisma natans 
Teesdalia nudicaulis § Hieracium lepistoides Carex hibernica 
Rhamnus catharticus Lactuca muralis C. Boenninghausiana 
R. Frangula Hypopithys multiflora Lastrea Thelypteris 
Vicia sylvatica Lathresa Squamaria Equisetum hyemale 
Rosa micrantha Polygonum minus Lycopodium clavatum 
Pyrus rupicola Ceratophyllum demersum L. inundatum 
' The most attractive botanical ground in Magunihy is to be 
found around the shores of the Killarney Lakes. Nearly all the 
species mentioned above as peculiar to this division, occur there 
sometimes in abundance, with such characteristic Kerry plants 
as Saxifraga Geum, Pinguicula grandiflora and Arbutus Unedo, 
while several moisture- or shade-loving species as Osmunda 
regalis, Lastrea emula and L. dilatata attain a luxuriance 
unrivalled elsewhere in Ireland or perhaps in the British Isles. 
With these the following rare or local plants may be mentioned 
as being found in this lake region :— 
Thalictrum collinum Hieracium orimeles Allium Scorodoprasum 
Subularia aquatica Wahlenbergia hederacea Juncus tenuis 
Cerastium arvense Microcala filiformis Potamogeton nitens 
Elatine hexandra Lithospermum officinale P. graminifolius 
Rubus saxatilis Mimulus Langsdorfii P. prelongus 
Rosa rubiginosa Bartsia viscosa P. obtusifolius 
Callitriche autumnalis Euphorbia hiberna Naias flexilis 
Carum verticillatum § Juniperus communis Festuca sylvatica 
Rubia peregrina J. nana Asplenium acutum 
Galium boreale Neottia Nidus-avis Equisetum Wilsoni 
G. erectum Cephalanthera ensifolia Isoetes echinospora 
G. uliginosum Ophrys apifera Pilularia globulifera 
Hieracium iricum Sisyrinchium angustiflm, Nitella confervacea 
In addition to the vicinity of these lakes, interesting localities 
are also to be found in the Horse’s Glen cliffs on Mangerton, 
with cne or two Hawkweeds and a few alpine plants ; the neigh- 
bourhood of Lough Guitane, with Arbutus Unedo sparingly in 
this its eastern limit, Microcala filiformis, abundant Rynchos- 
pora fusca, and the only Kerry station known for Lycopodium 
inundatum ; the upper Flesk valley about Loo Bridge is also 
attractive ground, it forms the headquarters in Kerry of 
Hieracium sparsifolium and Wahlenbergia hederacea with some 
other local plants. 
