KUNGL. SV. VET. AKADEMIENS HANDLINGAR. BAND 55. N:0 5. 45 



The varieties zosteraceus and siriatus have broad stem-leaves with 3- — -7 nerves, 

 all the other have narrower stem-leaves, with 3 nerves, the thin marginal strands 

 not included. 



Var. UllglllatllS n. var. 



Folia caulina superiora ca. 1 mm lata vel plerumque angustiora, inferiora vel 

 infima 1—2 (0,5 — 2,s) mm lata, plerumque 50 — 60 mm longa et fusco-viridia; apices 

 foliorum caulinorum et ramorum spiciferorum (saltem in partibus superioribus) etiam 

 foliorum ramulorum in inferioribus partibus rotundati cum mucrone unguiformi vel 

 abrupte cuspidati; vaginaz plerumque angustiores et rigidiores. — Fig. 18, E — G. 



Distribution: Smeden, Scania, several stations e. g. Malmö, 50, Nordqvist 

 (hb. Stockh.) Lomma, 51, G. Löfvenskiöld, 66, Eurén (hb. Lund.), Malmö, 67, A. 

 Tullberg (hb. Lund.), Esperöd, hb. Z:dt (hb. Lund.), Landskrona (hb. Lund.) trans- 

 ition forms; between Engelholm and Vegeholm in pits at the shore, 1812, hb. E. 

 Fries (hb. Uppsal.) scopari 'us-\ ike ; Kjeflinge, 1840, hb. E. Fries (hb. Uppsal.) sco- 

 parius-like. — Bleking, Karlskrona, 60, H. Lubeck (hb. Lund.), 61, Forelius (hb. 

 Uppsal.) transition form. — Smola?id, Kalmar, Björnö, 63, Tiselius (hb. Uppsal.), 

 Västervik, 64, C. M. Nyman (hb. Stockholm.), 63, A. & E. Carlsson (hb. Gotenb.). 

 — Ostrogothia, Häradsskär 63, A. & E. Carlsson (hb. Uppsal, et Lund.), transition 

 forms. — Stockholm, Karlberg, 24, Z:dt (hb. Lund.). — Uppland, Norrtelje, Sand- 

 viken, 63, Hybbinette (hb. Gotenb.). — Gothland, Skälsö 52, Kindberg (hb. Upp- 

 sal.), 55, Jonsson (hb. Gotenb.), Histilles 52, Kindberg (hb. Uppsal.) all are trans- 

 ition forms. — Öland, Grankalleviken, 83, Nordstedt (hb. Lund.). — Halland, On- 

 sala, 64, Trana (hb. Gotenb.), scopari us-\ike. — Boliusia, Marstrand, 88, Lalin, 89, 

 Josephson, 90, Johnsson (hb. Uppsal., Lund.) typical form, Koön, 90, Fries (hb. 

 Lund.) Tofta, Lindberg (hb. Gotenb.) transition form. 



Norivay, Kristiania, 62, Moe (hb. Stockholm.), transition form. — Denmark, 

 Flaskekroen, 64, Baagöe, Möen, Ulfshale strand 82, 84 Henningsen, Fyen 51, Born- 

 holm (all in hb. Lund.), Köpenhamn (hb. Uppsal.). — Germany, Danzig, 74, B^enitz 

 (hb. Gotenb.) transition f., Bavaria, 49, Clason (hb. Stockholm.), Appeln, Wimmer 

 (hb. Uppsal.), Augustenburg, Nolte (hb. Stockholm.). — England, Wallasay, Che- 

 shire 86, Lomax (hb. Stockholm., Uppsal., Lund.). — Russia, »Esthonia pr Reval 

 1847, Kiihlewein» (hb. Uppsal.). — France, Vendée, Pontarlier (hb. Uppsal.). — 

 Spain, Ojos del Guadiana, 83, Nilsson (hb. Uppsal.). 



Africa, Cape, reg. occ. Krude Rivier, 96, Schlechter (hb. Stockholm.). — S. 

 America, Argentina, 73, Hieronymus (hb. Uppsal.), Bolivia, Taxara, 02, Fries (hb. 

 Uppsal.) aberrant form. — Australia, Nov. Höll. austr., Muller (hb. Lund.). 



Of this in its typical shape very beautiful variety the following more aberrant 

 forms may be distinguished: 



f. acerosus n. f. — Folia caulina rameaque brevissima, 10—20 mm longa. 



Leaves and sheaths almost equal in length. Is noticed from Sweden, Bleking, 

 Nättraby, 59, Pettersson (hb. Lund.) 



