ARIW has teamed up with
Don Lubin to produce
Rhode Island Ferns
an article about the ferns found in RI.

If you need help with an id,
e-mail a photo to us at
news@among-ri-wildflowers.org
along with any supporting information
and we'll try to identify it.

What flower is that?

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to view larger image.

What flower is this?

This month’s mystery plant
is a small tufted annual
which grows in
sandy or muddy soil on
brackish pond shores and
blooms from July to October.

Its very small flowers,
which are about 1/8” long,
are white and
have five petals, five sepals
and only four stamens. 

The flowers are borne singly
on recurved peduncles
which are shorter
than the leaves.
The leaves are filiform and
one to two inches long.
The leaves and flowers are
so small as to be
almost unnoticeable.

It is listed as a rare plant in RI.

The flower in the photo shown herewas taken through
a microscope.

Stop back next month to find out
what this mystery plant is.

Click here to find out about
last month's mystery plant.

E-mail your guess to us and,
if you're right, we'll list
your name below.

John Burns
Anne Wagner