Stumped on a tiny pink flower (mountain marsh/bog Mid-Wales) (1 Viewer)

Shadow-watcher

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• May 19, 2011

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Flower head is between 5 and 10 mm. Leaves are entire and arranged on stems alternate. Found it growing in sphagnum moss in a marsh/bog on mountains mid Wales. Completely stumped.

 

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eagle golden

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• May 19, 2011

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Shadow-watcher said:

Flower head is between 5 and 10 mm. Leaves are entire and arranged on stems alternate. Found it growing in sphagnum moss in a marsh/bog on mountains mid Wales. Completely stumped.

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Hi Shadow, I am not sure but it may be a spagnum flower

 

Shadow-watcher

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• May 19, 2011

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Thanks GE but no, Spagnum are bryophytes so they dont flower. But rather produce an impressive stalked sprophyte like this. Whats really embarrassing is that Im a post-grad Plant Biologist :t:

PS: i should add these are not Sphagnum sporophytes, but just a photo i took this earlier of another moss in the same area

 

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Apodemus

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• May 19, 2011

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Cranberry.

(Sphagnum is a moss, which is a non-flowering plant)

 

Shadow-watcher

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• May 19, 2011

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Thats it thankyou mate,

 

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Apodemus

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• May 19, 2011

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Shadow-watcher said:

Thats it thankyou mate,

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