alpine flower id help, please

These were both photographed on 6/29.

some sort of willow?...






small cranberry?...





happy trails

#2

Small Cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos yes. #1 I am stumped.

KDT

#1

It took me a while, but I believe it's Paronychia argyrocoma.
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PAAR4

Am I right?

Not listed

This species is not listed in my Flowers of the White Mountains book and frankly, I've never seen nor heard of it.

It can't exist!

Yes, I'm kidding! I think you've nailed it, nice work!

KDT

Oh yeah, nice shots FG!

Kevin said:

This species is not listed in my Flowers of the White Mountains book and frankly, I've never seen nor heard of it.

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I checked my copy of the book as well as a much older edition from the '60s. I couldn't find it anywhere in either of them. Thankfully we have the internet as an easy resource!

You indeed nailed it; silverling. I'd never seen it before and it's on the rare list for NH. At the request of one of our plant expert members, who also identified it as silverling (paronychia argyrocoma), I have removed reference to location.

The pic of small cranberry is a bit confusing because the flowers are poking through the leaves of a different species. I didn't look closely enough at them at the time because I thought the blooms had gone by.

Thanks KDT and HC!

happy trails