Early Saxifrage (Saxifraga integrifolia)

Here is another little plant whose beauties do not become apparent until you focus down to the very small and wander amongst the glistening ruby-tipped hairs on its flowering stem. By the same token, the flower cluster seen from above is a rather disorderly ball of tiny blossoms and one must really get up close to appreciate the fat, buttery anthers and glistening pair of stigmas. This is Early Saxifrage (Saxifraga integrifolia).