Herniaria hirsuta   Hairy Rupturewort

Herniaria hirstua whole Herniaria hirstua branch

This is the kind of plant which can easily be overlooked in a florally rich area like the Pyrenees but while looking at various Saxifrage plants we found this small decumbent species on a flat rocky area nearby. The flowers are only a few millimetres in diameter so the large close-up is rather deceiving.

It is pale green compared with Herniaria cinerea with which it can be confused and has up to five stamens where H. cinerea has two.

 

Herniaria hirsuta branch

Herniaria hirsuta Hairy Rupturewort

Near Cirque de Troumouse, French Pyrenees 8th June 2009

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Herniaria hirsuta Hairy Rupturewort

Near Cirque de Troumouse, French Pyrenees 8th June 2009

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Near Cirque de Troumouse, French Pyrenees 8th June 2009

Added on December 14th 2009, updated 6th April 2010

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