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Egon27

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unknown plant
« on: December 20, 2013, 05:33:33 PM »
Who will help me find the name of this plant?

Egon

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Re: unknown plant
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2013, 07:55:03 PM »
Do you know the origin of this plant?    Androsace henryi ?
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Re: unknown plant
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2013, 07:55:48 PM »
Looks like Saxifraga virginiensis - rather poor photo of the plant in the wild in Canada attached.
Ralph Carpenter near Ashford, Kent, UK. USDA Zone 8 (9 in a good year)

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Re: unknown plant
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2013, 08:00:27 PM »
But on reflection I don't think the leaves are right....
Ralph Carpenter near Ashford, Kent, UK. USDA Zone 8 (9 in a good year)

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Egon27

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Re: unknown plant
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2013, 03:50:13 PM »
Thank you all. It certainly is Androsace henryi.

Egon


 


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