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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)


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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


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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)


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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)


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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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