small ground cover plant

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  1. Jenny namaste

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    Looks like purple aubretia.
     
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    sorry, it's not that, I know Aubretia,
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    Jenny I would love to help... but with the light/shadows in your pic I cannot see enough detail.
    Please could you add a good close up of the flowers and another showing the leaf detail.
     
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    I'll take another piccie in the morning, and pick a sprig with flower and leaf,
    you are right,
    a useless piccie for ID purposes,
    Jenny
     
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      Could it be a hardy Geranium ?
       
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      It's stopped raining so I picked a stem, put my macro lens on and took this
      not my smartest of piccies @Silver surfer.
      P1060201.JPG
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        Bump for @Silver surfer . Can you make a better judgement with my piccie #9 please?
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        Hi Jenny, Sorry to butt in, but I think it's Chaenorrhinum origanifolium. A classic case of
        the name being longer than the plant:)
         
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        Sorry Jenny.
        I got no where.
        I should have asked for more pics. I think your flower is lying on its back/upside down.

        The detail I needed would look like this....

        http://s3.amazonaws.com/flora_photos/pictures/72168/ampliada.jpg?1300069779

        I am not at all sure from your pic that it is Chaenorhinum origanifolium...which is in effect a tiny snap dragon... but you will know if noisette has got it right.

        http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/chaenorhinum_origanifolium_malling_toadflax.htm

        https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=C...ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIlZfUw8uExgIVSG0UCh0FzgAh
         
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        Got the macro lens on the case this morning and took more detailed photos.
        first one shows its over all habit - in with a white parahebe P1060266.JPG

        more detailed images with macro lens
        P1060267.JPG

        P1060268.JPG
        hope these help,
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          yes SS, they have a distinct pair of raised lumps at the entrance and I'm sure the name you and @noisette47 have ID'd is correct. Thank you both for your help in giving this little treasure its rightful title,
          Jenny
           
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