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Berwickshire, United Kingdom

Name please. Can anybody put a name to this pinkish flower growing in the dunes on Holy Island? Thanks.




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'Could be' Silene acaulis, Moss Campion?

18 Jul, 2016

 

Hmmm...these flowers are bilaterally symmetrical,while Moss Campion flowers are radially symmetrical. Checking wildflower references, but not having much luck.

18 Jul, 2016

 

It's Wild Thyme, Thymus polytrichus. Bees and other insects like your moth love it!

18 Jul, 2016

 

Nice moth too - a Cinnabar.

18 Jul, 2016

 

A Thyme! Obvious in retrospect! Why can't I think into the future??....Is that what they mean by thinking ahead??...Or is that something else... :D

19 Jul, 2016

 

Thanks all.

20 Jul, 2016

How do I say thanks?

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