Herniaria hirsuta Hairy Rupturewort
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.
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Near Cirque de Troumouse, French Pyrenees 8th June 2009
Added on December 14th 2009, updated 6th April 2010