doubleplusunlucky:

This little Turbinicarpus jauernigii hasn’t stopped blooming since late October, but this is the first time it’s produced two flowers at once. I’d like to think that it’s just responding really well to the inorganic soil mix I repotted it into last year, but this plant has always bloomed enthusiastically since it was a gumball-sized seedling so I don’t think I can take any of the credit.

This species is 80% taproot, so as soon as it’s done putting on as show and I reduce watering, it’ll withdraw down to the soil level and disguise itself as a particularly lumpy pebble until next year.

doubleplusunlucky:

kihaku-gato:

doubleplusunlucky:

Anemone parviflora

Denali National Park, Alaska

Sure they’re not a species of Parnassia? The stamen/pistil arrangements as well as distinct petal veining are not that Anenome-like pretty as they may be.

So, I didn’t get a good shot of the leaves, but they’re either A. parviflora or Parnassia palustris. Based on where I was in the park, could go either way, but thought Parnassia was more of a roadside wildflower vs. a proper alpine.

I’ll have to check the rest of my photos to see if I can sort this out!

Tbh I always imagined Parnassia as more of a swamp plant, but that’s just cause I had heard of Parnassia palustris before any other member of the genus lol. Fingers crossed that you have some foliage shots!