RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Name of Genus and Species / Vars / Localities in which species are found. CUL-DAR15.2.83-84. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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Ledebour, Carl Friedrich von. 1842-1853. Flora Rossica, sive enumeratio plantarum in totius imperii Rossici provinciis Europaeis, Asiaticis et Americanis hujusque observatarum. 4 vols. Stuttgart.
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Name of Genus and species |
Vars. |
Localities in wh. sp. are found 10 & upward |
9 & under |
Clematis glauca |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Thalictrum foetidum |
1 |
8 |
3 |
― minus |
1 |
7 |
1 |
― angustifolium |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Anemone apennina |
1 |
1 |
1 |
― caerulea |
1 |
1 |
1 |
― sylvestris |
1 |
8 |
6 |
― pennsylvania |
1 |
5 |
4 |
― narcissiflora |
4 |
12 |
12 |
― alpina |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Pulsatilla vernalis |
2 |
4 |
4 |
― albana |
1 |
4 |
4 |
Adonis aestivalis |
2 |
4 |
4 |
― apennina |
2 |
5 |
5 |
Ranunculus aquatilis |
1 |
13 |
|
― Ficaria |
1 |
6 |
|
― Flammula |
2 |
9 |
|
― Cymbalarine |
1 |
4 |
|
― hyperborus |
1 |
5 |
|
― Purshii |
1 |
5 |
|
― nivalis |
1 |
3 |
|
― auricornus |
1 |
8 |
|
― recurvatus |
1 |
1 |
|
― bulborus |
1 |
4 |
|
― scleratris |
1 |
10 |
|
― arvensis |
1 |
4 |
|
Trollius europaeus |
1 |
5 |
5 |
Aquilegia vulgaris |
1 |
5 |
5 |
Delphinium camptocarpum |
1 |
1 |
|
― juncum |
1 |
1 |
|
― hybridum |
3 |
3 |
|
― laxiflorum |
1 |
1 |
|
― elatum |
2 |
9 |
|
Aconitum Lycoetorum |
1 |
6 |
|
― barbatum |
2 |
4 |
|
― delphinifolium |
2 |
4 |
|
― productum |
1 |
1 |
|
― biflorum |
1 |
1 |
|
Actaea spicata |
2 |
9 |
9 |
Cimifuga foetida |
1 |
6 |
6 |
sp.— 40 |
|
192 |
42 (Sp 8) |
(Page 72)
(Ledebour Vol I)
Name of Genus and Species |
Vars: |
Localities in wh: sp: are found. |
genera with 9 species & under |
Paeonia anomala |
1 |
4 |
4 4 |
Nelumbium speciosum |
1 |
1 |
1 1 |
Nymphaea alba |
1 |
8 |
8 |
Papaver alpininum |
3 |
9 |
|
― dubium |
2 |
4 |
|
― caucasicum |
1 |
1 |
|
― orientale |
1 |
1 |
|
Chelidonium majus |
3 |
9 |
9 |
Glaucium caniculatum |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Nasturtium palustre |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Barbarea vulgaris |
1 |
9 |
9 |
Arabis albida |
1 |
2 |
|
― auriculata |
1 |
4 |
|
― petraea |
1 |
6 |
|
― Turrita |
1 |
2 |
|
Cardamine amara |
2 |
6 |
|
― pratensis |
1 |
16 |
|
― impatiens |
1 |
5 |
|
Dentaria tenuifolia |
1 |
5 |
5 |
Aurinia sxatilis |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Psilonema calycinum |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Alyssum Fischerianum |
1 |
5 |
|
― micropetalum |
1 |
2 |
|
― micranthum |
2 |
2 |
|
Draba algida |
3 |
3 |
|
― ochroleuca |
1 |
2 |
|
― repens |
1 |
8 |
|
― rupestris |
3 |
4 |
|
― nivalis |
1 |
2 |
|
― frigida |
2 |
5 |
|
― Whalenbergia |
3 |
5 |
|
― subamplexicaulis |
1 |
3 |
|
― dasycarpa |
1 |
3 |
|
― nemorosa |
1 |
9 |
|
― verna |
2 |
6 |
|
Cochlearia spathulata |
1 |
2 |
|
― amphibia |
1 |
10 |
|
Thlapsi arvense |
1 |
10 |
|
38 |
|
191 |
54 (Sp. 10) |
(Page 163)
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Name of Genus and Species |
Vars: |
Localities in wh: sp: are found. |
|
Iberis saxatilis |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Hesperis matronalis |
1 |
9 |
9 |
Dentostemon pectinalis |
2 |
2 |
2 |
― perennis |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Hutchinsia calyxina |
3 |
2 |
2 |
― prostrata |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Lepidium sativum |
1 |
3 |
|
― micranthum |
1 |
5 |
|
― latifolium |
1 |
7 |
|
Isatis costata— |
1 |
4 |
|
― praecox— |
1 |
1 |
|
― littoralis |
1 |
1 |
|
― tinctoria |
2 |
4 |
|
Brassica Tournefortii |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Sinapis arvensis— |
1 |
5 |
5 |
Capparis herbacia |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Cistus creticus |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Helianthemum velandicum |
1 |
4 |
4 |
― vulgare |
2 |
4 |
4 |
Viola Gmeliniana |
1 |
3 |
|
― rotundifolia |
1 |
1 |
|
― odorata— |
2 |
6 |
|
― Langsdorffii |
1 |
1 |
|
― mirabilis |
1 |
7 |
|
― canina |
1 |
10 |
|
― sylvestris |
1 |
6 |
|
― canadensis |
1 |
1 |
|
― tricoloor— |
5 |
8 |
|
Parnassia palustris |
1 |
11 |
11 |
Frankenia hispida |
1 |
4 |
4 |
Polygala sibirica |
1 |
8 |
8 |
― vulgaris |
2 |
6 |
6 |
― amara |
1 |
6 |
6 |
Dianthus polymorphus |
1 |
4 |
|
― Seguini— |
2 |
10 |
|
― deltoides |
1 |
3 |
|
― plumarius |
1 |
3 |
|
Gypsophila Syrvitsii— |
1 |
2 |
|
― Gmelini |
1 |
4 |
|
― darurica |
1 |
2 |
|
40 |
|
166 |
70 (17) sp |
(Page 294)
Name of Genus and Species |
Vars: |
Localities in wh: Sp. are found |
|
Gypsophila acutifolia |
1 |
2 |
|
― trichotoma |
1 |
4 |
|
― paniculata |
1 |
6 |
|
― altissima |
1 |
5 |
|
Silene graminiflora— |
1 |
4 |
|
― Otites— |
1 |
7 |
|
― ruthenica— |
1 |
1 |
|
― viscosa— |
1 |
5 |
|
― dichotoma— |
2 |
3 |
|
― depressa— |
2 |
2 |
|
― supina— |
1 |
4 |
|
― longiflora— |
1 |
3 |
|
Sagina apetala— |
1 |
3 |
3 |
― procumbens |
1 |
7 |
7 |
― Linnaea— |
1 |
8 |
8 |
Buffonia tenuifolia |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Alsine tenuifolia |
2 3 |
5 |
|
― campestris |
1 |
3 |
|
― glomerata |
2 |
2 |
|
― setacea |
2 |
4 |
|
― hirsuta |
2 |
2 |
|
― verna— |
7 |
9 |
|
― Villarsii— |
1 |
3 |
|
― imbricata |
1 |
1 |
|
― pinifolia— |
3 |
2 |
|
― biflora— |
1 |
5 |
|
― Rossii— |
1 |
1 |
|
Honkenya peploides |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Arenaria graminea |
1 |
1 |
|
― longifolia |
1 |
5 |
|
― graminifolia |
2 |
9 |
|
― holostea |
1 |
1 |
|
― gypsophiloides |
1 |
1 |
|
― formosa— |
1 |
3 |
|
― capillaris |
1 |
3 |
|
― serphyllifolia |
1 |
6 |
|
― ciliata— |
1 |
2 |
|
39 |
|
150 |
33 (6 sp) |
(Page 374)
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Name of Genus and Species |
Vars: |
Localities in wh: Sp. are found |
|
Stellaria nemorosus |
1 |
5 |
|
― media |
2 |
12 |
|
― dichotoma |
3 |
4 |
|
― borealis |
1 |
5 |
|
― crassifolia |
1 |
7 |
|
― humifusa |
2 |
6 |
|
― longipes |
3 |
8 |
|
― davurica |
1 |
3 |
|
― glauca |
1 |
7 |
|
― brachypetala |
1 |
1 |
|
― graminea— |
1 |
10 |
|
― uliginosa |
1 |
8 |
|
― petraca |
2 |
4 |
|
Cerastium trigynum |
2 |
7 |
|
― nemorale |
1 |
2 |
|
― brachypetalum |
1 |
3 |
|
― viscorum |
1 |
8 |
|
― semidecandrum |
1 2 |
5 |
|
― vulgatum |
7 |
16 |
|
― alpinum |
2 |
2 |
|
― arvense |
3 |
8 |
|
― tomentosum |
1 |
1 |
|
― Biebersteinii |
1 |
1 |
|
― ovatum |
1 |
1 |
|
― latifolium |
1 |
1 |
|
Linum maritimum |
1 |
1 |
|
― hirsutum |
2 |
3 |
|
― austriacum |
1 |
3 |
|
Hypericum Ascyron— |
1 |
4 |
|
― ramesissimum |
2 |
1 |
|
― montanum |
1 |
3 |
|
― hyssopifolium |
1 |
3 |
|
Acer campestre— |
1 |
4 |
4 |
― monspessulanum |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Geranium phaeum |
1 |
2 |
|
― palustre |
1 |
5 |
|
― collinum |
1 |
4 |
|
37 |
|
169 |
5 (2 sp) |
(Page 468)
Name of genus and Species |
Vars: |
Localities in wh: Sp. are found |
|
Geranium robertianum |
2 |
7 |
|
Haplophyllum suaveolens |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Ononis hircium— |
1 |
5 |
5 |
― repens— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Genista tinctoria— |
1 |
7 |
7 |
Cytisus austriacus |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Medicago falcata— |
2 |
9 |
|
― Garardu— |
1 |
2 |
|
Melilotus caerulea— |
1 |
4 |
|
― officinalis |
1 |
7 |
|
Trifolium pratense |
1 |
8 |
|
― Lupinaster |
1 |
6 |
|
― procumbens |
1 |
5 |
|
Dorycnium Pentaphyllum |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Lotus corniculatus. |
4 |
5 |
5 |
Tetragonolobus siliguisus |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Guldenstadtia pauciflora |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Glycyrrhiza glandulifera |
1 |
8 |
8 |
Caragana arborescens |
1 |
4 |
4 |
― frutescens |
1 |
5 |
5 |
― pygmaea |
1 |
4 |
4 |
― tragacanthoides |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Phaca frigida— |
3 |
7 |
7 |
― alpina— |
1 |
6 |
6 |
― arenaria— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Oxytropis pilosa— |
1 |
7 |
|
― cyanea— |
1 |
1 |
|
― nigrescens |
1 |
2 |
|
― campestris |
4 |
6 |
|
― argentata |
1 |
1 |
|
― uralensis |
3 |
10 |
|
― grandiflora |
1 |
2 |
|
Astragalus hypoglottis |
1 |
8 |
|
― multicaulis |
1 |
2 |
|
― larioglottis |
1 |
1 |
|
― onobrychioides |
1 |
1 |
|
― onobrychis |
2 |
7 |
|
― melitoloies |
1 |
3 |
|
― virgatus |
1 |
3 |
|
― subulatus |
3 |
3 |
|
40 |
|
172 |
67 (17 sp) |
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Name of Genus and Species |
Vars: |
Localities in wh: Sp. are found |
in genera with 9 & under |
Astraglus oxyglottis |
1 |
3 |
|
― hamosus |
1 |
3 |
|
― compactus |
1 |
1 |
|
― tricholobus |
1 |
1 |
|
― halicacubus |
1 |
1 |
|
― ellipsoideus |
2 |
1 |
|
― reduncus |
1 |
2 |
|
― Ammodyses |
1 |
1 |
|
Vicia narbonensis |
1 |
2 |
|
― sativa |
1 |
5 |
|
― angustifolia |
1 |
4 |
|
― cordata |
2 |
1 |
|
― pannonica |
1 |
4 |
|
― sepium |
2 |
8 |
|
― truncutula |
1 |
1 |
|
― dumetorum |
1 |
5 |
|
― Cracca— |
1 |
12 |
|
― villosa— |
1 |
4 |
|
Lathyrus sphaericus |
1 |
2 |
|
― altaicus |
1 |
3 |
|
― rotundifolius |
1 |
3 |
|
― palustris |
1 |
9 |
|
Orobus luteus— |
2 |
7 |
|
― albus— |
2 |
5 |
|
Hippocrepis ciliata— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Hedysarum candidum |
1 |
1 |
|
― polymorphum |
4 |
2 |
|
― dasycarpum |
1 |
1 |
|
― sibiricum |
1 |
4 |
|
Onobrychis sativa— |
5 |
8 |
|
― gracilis— |
1 |
1 |
|
― vaginalis |
1 |
1 |
|
Sophora flavescens |
1 |
1 |
1 |
35 |
|
115 |
2 (2 sp) |
Name of Genus and Species |
Vars: |
Localities in wh: Sp. are found |
Genera with 9 & under |
Page 1 { 40 |
|
192 |
42 |
{ 38 |
|
191 |
54 |
Page 2 { 40 |
|
166 |
70 |
{ 39 |
|
150 |
33 |
Page 3 { 37 |
|
169 |
5 |
{ 40 |
|
172 |
67 |
Page 4 35 |
|
155 |
2 |
Total— 269 |
|
1155— |
273 ←——(The number of localities inhabited by the species in the genera with 9 & under) |
Subtract the species in the genera with only 9 species & under |
|
[-] 273 [=] 882 |
|
1155 [÷] 269 [=] 4.29 (average number of localities inhabited by all the varying species.)
Ledebour Vol I
No' of species in genera having 9 sp. of which range calculated = 62. In genera with 10 sp & upwards = 207 in number
8 [+] 10 [+] 17 [+] 6 [+] 2 [+] 17 [+] 2 [=] 62 269 [-] 62 [=] 207
add number of species & add up localities.
(See whether there is any difference in average ranges in these varying species in the large & small genera.)—
(Again subtract all those varying species from total list, & see whether the large genera, then have widest ranges.)
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