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Mossy Saxifrage
Saxifraga hypnoides
64.0752, -16.9724
Field Notes
Description:
The Mossy Saxifrage is found over most of Iceland. It grows on moist rocks, screes, cliffs and by mountain streams, more rarely on sand dunes, often in partial shade. It is recognized from other local saxifrages by its narrow leaves of mossy appearance.
Habitat:
Marshy area in floodplain, Skaftafell National Park. Last shot in the spotting below shows the habitat:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/37233399
Notes:
The word saxifrage originates from the Latin saxum, rock, and and frangere, to break. Some of these plants are known for their capacity to grow in rock crevices.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 28, 2013
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