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Arenaria capillaris Poir.                Needle-leaved Sandwort

Basal leaves many, linear, 2-4 cm long, 0.5-1 mm broad; cauline leaves 2-4 pairs, 1/2 as long as the basal leaves, petals twice as long or longer than the clayx; capsule ovoid 1-2 times as long as the sepals; in the Cascades and Olympics, 2000m altitude.

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