Identification: Cathedral Park scree plant ID please ?

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  1. tblogg

    tblogg New Member

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    Can someone help me identify this minute scree-slope plant, seen at Goat Lake area, Cathedral Park, 28 July 2013?
    My thumb/finger is for a size reference. I can't even suggest a family, I'm afraid !
     

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    Caryophyllaceae.
    Minuartia?
     
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    Thanks for pondering my queries ! I don't think it's Minuartia which I also photographed during my visit, but you're obviously confident about the family - that's a good start.
     
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    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Colobanthus? Scleranthus?
     
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    Good suggestions, thanks.
    I'm hoping that someone who's very familiar wth the locale
    can give me a definitive answer.
    (If I had the illustrated Flora of BC, then there's a good
    chance I'd be able to figure it out)
     
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    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    There is one - Scleranthus annuus, but it looks completely different.
    My suggestion assumed that this is NZ, as "Goat Lake area, Cathedral Park" did not say much to me.
     
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    Hi to all,
    after reviewing sveral images taken in the area, including one I'd previously identified as Minuartia obtusifolia (hopefully the current name), I've concluded that Abgardeneer is right - it is a Minuartia, but I'm not sure of the exact species, but that will have to do - many thanks for your eforts.
     

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