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Carl Farmer |
Garden escape. Occasional on walls or rocks, especially on Raasay. Flower diameter c 6-8 mm; leaves 1-2 mm long. Skye ID: Unique combination of tiny oval stalked leaves and relatively large white flowers. Even without flowers the cushions of tiny, often purplish, rounded-tipped leaves with a stalk about equal to the blade, is unique. Mossy Saxifrage is a cushion plant with white flowers, but has pointed leaves. Other features: Flowers solitary on long slender stalks. Petals 5, about twice as long as sepals. Stamens 10, styles 3. |