Wildflowers: Two in the grass at Cliffs of Moher

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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Any idea what this pretty plant is growing in the grass at the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland? I'm recognizing stipples on the leaf rachis, right?
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    While I'm here, at the same location, this was practically in our face, as the walkway is sunk into the cliff.
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Thanks, Silver surfer. I see that Argentina anserina used to be in the genus Potentilla, but it's been reclassified. I enjoyed that Wikipedia article, particularly about the uses and the "goose" part of the name.

    Good job on the Plantago, since I didn't even include any leaves to help with the ID.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    It's subsequently been reclassified again (by the same people who split it out in the first place), back into Potentilla. They did this when a revised assessment of a wider range of species showed that excluding it from Potentilla left that genus paraphyletic.

    The important ones that have been evicted from Potentilla are Potentilla fruticosa (now Dasiphora fruticosa) and Potentilla palustris (now Comarum palustre).

    Agree with Ribwort Plantain; actually the leaves are visible in the 3rd pic ;-)
     

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