Irish Wildflowers

Welcome to Irish Wildflowers , illustrating some of the flowers to be found growing wild in Ireland. A Sitemap has been added to the website for easy access to the different sections. The Common and Irish names are given when hovering over each wildflower image and clicking on the image opens a page with photographs and plant information. Flowering Now shows some wildflowers to be seen each month, and to identify flowers by Colour follow this link. The Irish flora includes both native and introduced flowering plants and most wildflowers growing in Ireland are also to be found in Britain and Northern Europe. Over 800 of the wild flowers found in Ireland are native, and 15 of these form what is known as the Lusitanian Flora. The members of this unique group of native wildflowers are absent from Britain and northern Europe. If you are searching for native Irish wildflowers the Index A-Z with Common, Latin or Irish names shows at a glance which are the native and which the introduced wild flowers included on the website. Latin names have been revised in line with Stace 1997 . Sources used for Irish names and plant details are given on the reference page. Within Ireland are many different Habitats with their own distinctive plants. The Burren in Co.Clare is world famous for the wildflowers that grow on its limestone pavements and Irish peat bogs are some of the most extensive left in Europe, also with their own special flora. The menu bar gives the option for viewing images in...

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