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Stanley Jones

Drummond's Sandwort (Minuartia drummondii)

Drummond’s Sandwort (Minuartia drummondii: Caryophyllaceae) Also known as Drummond's Stitchwort. Flowers ca. 1.5-2.5 cm (0.75-1.0 in) across. Very showy because they usually grow in large mats.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area. Post oak/yaupon dominated upland at ca. 74 m (243 ft) elevation.
Location
Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
March 2024
Scientific name
Minuartia drummondii
Equipment used
Canon
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Doc Duck
They remind me of our white forest anemones, which also grown in showy carpets and are among the first Spring flowers. Ours have to finish blooming before the birches leaf out because they need the pollinators to see their ultraviolet patterns (almost invisible to the human eye) from above.
 

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Category
Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
115
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/16
Focal length
100.0 mm
Exposure time
1/125 second(s)
ISO
320
Filename
Drummond's Sandwort (Arenaria drummondii), Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County.jpg
File size
2 MB
Date taken
Sun, 10 March 2024 1:07 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 972px

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