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Panasonic DMC-FZ18

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Saxifragaceae •
Panasonic DMC-FZ18 •
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Brown-Lowery Provincial Park •
Bishop's-cap •
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Mitella nuda •
just southwest of Calgary •
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Saxifrage family •
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Bishop's-cap

Bishop's-cap
This is the teeniest of flowers, and it belongs to the Saxifrage family. The stem is between 5 and 20 cm tall and the greenish white flower is 5-6 mm across. There are 4 or 5 sepals (the things that look like petals here), and the 5 petals are finely branched, giving a snowflake appearance. Grows June and July in moist woodlands. Someone out for a walk would most likely never even notice these tiny, delicate flowers, unless they knew they existed in a particular area. They are NOT the easiest of flowers to photograph - tiny, low and growing in low light! I did try, though, didn't I, Doug, LOL?! Most of the plants now only have the 5 sepals left, as the petals have withered and fallen off.

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