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Saxifraga hypnoides
The Mossy Saxifrage is found over most of Iceland. It grows on moist rocks, screes, cliffs and by mountain streams, more rarely on sand dunes, often in partial shade. It is recognized from other local saxifrages by its narrow leaves of mossy appearance.
Marshy area in floodplain, Skaftafell National Park. Last shot in the spotting below shows the habitat: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/372...
The word saxifrage originates from the Latin saxum, rock, and and frangere, to break. Some of these plants are known for their capacity to grow in rock crevices.
Spotted on Jun 21, 2013
Submitted on Aug 28, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Satyen! The great thing about flowers is that they rarely come alone :-)
Nicely captured with the bugs :-)