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Field Notes

Description:

This short (about 5 cm) solitary herb had 2 flowering stems, with radially symmetric flowers with five separated white petals and green sepals. The flower was open on one stem. One single or two terminal flowers on the specimen observed. Help with ID welcome!

Habitat:

Open, rocky area, Skaftafell National Park. Habitat can be seen here:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/37471319

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
DanielePralong
Long forgotten in my collection! A belated thank you Scott, and thank you Sukanya, I think you're correct.
SukanyaDatta
Looks very similar to Spergula arvensis; the Corn Spurrey. http://www.iceland-nh.net/plants/data/Spergula-arvensis/spergula_arvensis.html
loarie
My guess would be Caryophyllaceae

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PublishedSeptember 15, 2013

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