Question: This is a photo of a wildflower blooming in an open meadow at 1700 feet altitude in the Taconic Mountains …
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Question
This is a photo of a wildflower blooming in an open meadow at 1700 feet altitude in the Taconic Mountains of southwestern Vermont. It's the only specimen of this kind blooming among 50 acres of clover, daisies, etc. The plant is about 6" tall and has about eight stems with a pink flower on the end of each. The stems are reddish. The leaves are needle like, and sparse w one leaf at each juncture on the stem. Can you help identify?
Answer
Dear smiste, the plant is a species of Dianthus (pink), likely D. deltoides (maiden pink). The image is not clear enough to be 100% confident, but what details I can make out support this identification. Note that the leaves are opposite (two at each node; not alternate). Best wishes.
