. Botany of the Faeröes, based upon Danish investigations. Botany -- Faroe islands. 925 b. The sand-dune (Klit) formation. At onl}' one place on the Færoes has sand l)een washed ashore in sufficient quantity to form, with the assistance of the wind, a typical dune. The material deposited here is basalt-sand similar to that of the sandy strands, but somewhat finer in texture. This dune is tlierefore dark grey, not whitish like the quarlz-sand dunes along tlie western coast of Europe. It is noteworthy however, tliat. Fig. 174. On the dune at Sandsbugt on Sando. The vegetation consists chiefly of
. Botany of the Faeröes, based upon Danish investigations. Botany -- Faroe islands. 925 b. The sand-dune (Klit) formation. At onl}' one place on the Færoes has sand l)een washed ashore in sufficient quantity to form, with the assistance of the wind, a typical dune. The material deposited here is basalt-sand similar to that of the sandy strands, but somewhat finer in texture. This dune is tlierefore dark grey, not whitish like the quarlz-sand dunes along tlie western coast of Europe. It is noteworthy however, tliat. Fig. 174. On the dune at Sandsbugt on Sando. The vegetation consists chiefly of Psamma with low patches of Honckenga. (From photo. by E. Warming). the dominant species of this one dune at tlie head of Sandsbugt on Sando (Fig. 174) is tlie same as that on the dunes of the western Europe, namely Psamma arenaria (Psamma association). This very conspicuous plant has been found on the Færoes only in this sta- tion, and one may almost assume that it occurs in no other piaces. That Psamma is adapted in a special degree for life on the dunes is well knowai, and this has been confirmed by F. Buchenau (1889) and E. Warming (1891) with regard to the shores of the North-Sea. The form found on the Færoes does not seem to differ in any re- spect from the typical species, but, as already mentioned, it does not appear to bear any fruit. I examined many piants during the last days of August 1897, and although there were numerous inflo-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carlsbergfondet (Copenhagen, Denmark). Copenhagen, Nordisk Forlag, London, Wheldon
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