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Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by Daniel Mosquin, Aug 2, 2006.

  1. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I'm stumped on this one. This is an unknown wildflower from interior BC. The sender is someone who submits his abstract photographs to BPotD.

    Mystery Flower

    Here is a bit more to describe it:

     
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    wrygrass2 Active Member 10 Years

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    Possibly a female of a dioecious plant, where the long thin appendages are styles. This picture is an example not an id. The teeth on the petals point to Caryophyllaceae, perhaps?

    Not vary awake I am, as the stamens are clearly shown in the picture, so clearly not dioecious. But perhap the long thin appendages are styles. So 5 styles?, 5 stamens, teeth on the petals, to recap. Harry
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Probably a saxifrage or relation.
     
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    Ron B. Were you thinking on something of the order of Swamp Saxifrage or Saxifraga itegrifolia? Does that mean what I thought were teeth on the petals are actually filaments? Harry
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    And a response I received via email...

     
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    It finally dawned on me that what though were teeth was the flowerstalk, and that the fruit was to the left. How about Tiarella? Harry
     

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