Question: Hello, found this plant on top of a shaded forested ridge with shallow bedrock in Southeastern CT in September. The …
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Question
Hello, found this plant on top of a shaded forested ridge with shallow bedrock in Southeastern CT in September. The surrounding forest was oak/hickory. This herbaceous plant was approximately 1ft in height. The stems had a "delicate" appearance. Leaves were opposite and margins entire. Small green capsules were observed. It was part of an community of other plants included eastern bottle-brush grass, common barberry, and maidenhair spleenwort. Thanks for the help.
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Dear eehrlich, you have photographed Paronychia canadensis (smooth forked whitlow-wort). This is a species that is typically found in woodlands and along ridges and balds, more common in the southern part of New England.
