Mystery "pink" from Hurst Castle, Hants

silversea
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Mystery "pink" from Hurst Castle, Hants Feb 2, 2016 2:54:00 GMT silversea likes this

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Post by silversea on Feb 2, 2016 2:54:00 GMT

This one has been troubling me for several years...any ideas?

It was growing along a north-facing beach slope at Hurst Castle. Clearly Caryophyllaceae but can't work out a genus even...I swear I've checked every genus and species in the UK.

link: static.inaturalist.org/photos/2035616/large.JPG?1435013856

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Last Edit: Feb 2, 2016 3:12:58 GMT by silversea

aeshna5 Supreme Member Posts: 4,742	Mystery "pink" from Hurst Castle, Hants Feb 2, 2016 5:37:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by aeshna5 on Feb 2, 2016 5:37:13 GMT I would say Sea Mouse-ear, Cerastium diffusum. All the other UK Cerastium have 5 petals.

faith
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Mystery "pink" from Hurst Castle, Hants Feb 2, 2016 12:33:40 GMT

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Post by faith on Feb 2, 2016 12:33:40 GMT

I agree with that. But strangely, I find that in one of my 'popular' fieldguides, I have written a note at the description: "usually has 4 petals" because most of them don't even mention this. Rose actually illustrates it with 5 petals. Stace has 4(5). So Silversea, no wonder you were puzzled!

silversea Junior Member Posts: 70	Mystery "pink" from Hurst Castle, Hants Feb 2, 2016 16:26:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by silversea on Feb 2, 2016 16:26:14 GMT That looks right. Thanks all! The buds reminded me of Cerastium...suppose I should have investigated the apparently maritime species more closely.

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Post by silversea on Feb 2, 2016 16:26:14 GMT