Minuartia Minuartia, (Reichenb.) Mattf. Minuartia Minuartia, (Hoppe) Becherer Minuartia Minuartia subsp. rionii, (Gremii) Friedrich

34. M. grignensis (Reichenb.) Mattf. View in CoL , Feddes Repert. (Beih.) 15: 141 (1922)

( Alsine villarii var. grignensis (Reichenb.) Tanfani ).

Glabrous perennial with very crowded lower internodes and elongate flowering stems up to 10 cm. Leaves 5-15 mm, linear, erect or erecto-patent, 3-veined. Cymes 5- to 12-flowered; pedicels 8-15 mm, slender. Sepals 2-3 mm, ovate, acute, 3-veined; petals and capsule slightly exceeding sepals. Seeds 1-1-2 mm, fimbriate. 2« = 36. Limestone and dolomite cliffs, 1300-1900«/. • N. Italy (Alpi Bergamasche). It.

A very distinct species, intermediate between Sect. Lanceolatae and Sect. Acutiflorae.

Sect. Aretioideae Mattf. Perennial. Leaves oblong-elliptical. Flowers 4-merous. Sepals erect at anthesis. Seeds fimbriate.

35. M. cherlerioides (Hoppe) Becherer View in CoL , Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 81: 167 (1956)

( M. aretioides (Sommerauer) Schinz & Thell. , Alsine octandra (Sieber) Kerner ).

Densely caespitose perennial 2-5 cm; stems usually richly branched. Leaves 1-5-3 x 1 mm, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, somewhat fleshy; apex cuculiate; veins 3, distinct and persistent. Flowers solitary; pedicels shorter than sepals. Sepals 2-4 mm, lanceolate, acute, 3-veined; petals slightly shorter than sepals, sometimes absent; styles usually 3. Capsule exserted. Seeds 0-9-1-2 mm. Rocks and screes above 2000 m. ® C. & E. Alps. Au Ge He It Ju.

(a) Subsp. cherlerioides :

Leaves glabrous. Calcicole. E. Alps, westwards to c. 9° 30' E.

(b) Subsp. rionii (Gremii) Friedrich View in CoL , Feddes Repert. 70: 2 (1964)

( M. aretioides subsp. rionii (Gremii) Schinz & Thell. ):

Leaves ciliolate. Calcifuge. C. Alps, eastwards to c. 10° 30' E.

Sect. Acutiflorae (Fenzl) Hayek . Perennial. Leaves linear, 3-veined. Bracts herbaceous. Sepals erect at anthesis; petals exceeding sepals. Seeds rugose, or shortly tuberculate.