Whitlovian Red. Nailwort, Saxifraga tridactylites, Waterleidingduinen, Zandvoort aan Zee, The Netherlands
They're so small Olymp had a difficult time getting a picture sufficiently clear to post. The tiny flowers of Nailwort are 2-3 mm wide. But the small plants are tiny flashes of red in the otherwise stil drab and dull dunes of Amsterdam's Waterleidingduinen, our source of drinkable water.
'Nailwort' is for the use to which our pretty plant was once put: to sooth whitlows - you know, those little red striate skin blemishes sometimes near your finger- or toenails.
The plant is covered with sticky glands. I don't know for wat purpose. I tried a taste, but could discern nothing either sweet or otherwise. Perhaps my tongue isn't fine-tuned enough...
Yes, those are crystals of sand stuck to some of the glands.
Whitlovian Red. Nailwort, Saxifraga tridactylites, Waterleidingduinen, Zandvoort aan Zee, The Netherlands
They're so small Olymp had a difficult time getting a picture sufficiently clear to post. The tiny flowers of Nailwort are 2-3 mm wide. But the small plants are tiny flashes of red in the otherwise stil drab and dull dunes of Amsterdam's Waterleidingduinen, our source of drinkable water.
'Nailwort' is for the use to which our pretty plant was once put: to sooth whitlows - you know, those little red striate skin blemishes sometimes near your finger- or toenails.
The plant is covered with sticky glands. I don't know for wat purpose. I tried a taste, but could discern nothing either sweet or otherwise. Perhaps my tongue isn't fine-tuned enough...
Yes, those are crystals of sand stuck to some of the glands.