96 
Alsinaceae. 
than in the last. A. fasciculata M. K.—Hills; "W. Y. J. 7 
Jacquini Koch. 364. 
11. Pets decidedly shorter than the cal. (PI. ann., branched, 
many-fld). Type of A. tenuifolia .... 12 
— Pets about as long as the cal., or rather longer or shorter IS 
12. Seps oval-lanceolate, shorter than the capsule. Pis glabr. 
or with scattered glandular hairs, the branches diffuse, 
ascending.—b. laxa Jord. Southern form with finer and 
more spreading branches.—Fields of the Swiss plateau; 
fairly distrib. 6 tenuifolia Crantz. 365. 
— Seps lanceolate-subulate, more finely acuminate than in 
the last, longer than the caps. PI. covered with a 
glandular pubescence, branching upwards from the base, 
with almost erect branches. A. hybrida Jord.?—As the 
last, on gravel and sand, rare; W. Y. 5, 6 
viscosa Schreb. 366. 
13. Caps. 6-valved. Comp. Mcehringiapolygonoides&n&Arenarici 
grandiflora. 
— Caps. 3-valved ....... 11 
14. Ls nerveless or with 1 nerve. Pis glabr. or the ped¬ 
uncles alone pubescent . . . . . 15 
— Ls, at any rate in a dried state, distinctly 3-nerved. 
Pis more or less glandular-pubesc., at least in the upper 
portion. Type of A. verna ..... 16 
15. Pedicels much elongated (15—35 mm), glabr., gen. 3—5. 
Habit of a Sagina but the caps. 3-valved.—Peat swamps 
of the Jura (Yaud, Neucliatel). 7 stricta Wahlb. 367. 
— Pedicels short, 5 mm, pubescent, fls 1—2.—High Alp., 
very rare; Gf. \V. Y. ( ValMuranza, Alesse, Paneyrossaz). 6 
biflora Wahlb. 368. 
16. Branches of the rt-stock almost woody, blackish. Ls 
narrow, linear, thick, gen. reflexed on one side. Outer 
seps 5—7-nerved; nerves less distinct than in the fol¬ 
lowing. Stem gen. 1—3-fld.—High Alp. Gf. T. W. U. 7 
recurva Wahlb. 369. 
— Branches of the rt-stock thinner, not woody. Ls linear- 
subulate, flat, gen. straight. Seps all 3-nerved, w r ith well 
defined nerves. Stem 3—many-fld.—b. alpina (A. Gerardi 
Wahlb.). PI. forming a dense tuft. Stem 1—3-fld. —c. niva¬ 
lis Fenzl. (A. sedoides Frcel.). PI. densely tufted, stem 
always 1-fld. Ls shorter, broader, glabr.—Alp. and sub¬ 
alp.; fteculet and Colombier in the Jura; c. Lavirum! 7 
verna Bartl. 370. 
106. Mcehringia. Mcehringia. X, 26. VIII, 23. 
1. Ls petioled, oval or oval-oblong, with 3—5 nerves. Pets 
shorter than the cal.—Hedges, thickets; everywhere. 5 
trinervia Clairv. 371. 
