Strange to see this large flowered butterwort (Leith uisce as gaeilge) in flower this week in #Killarney National Park, County Kerry for #WildflowerHour
The most incredible old meadow. Greater & lesser butterfly orchids as well as many other species. #wildflowerhour
No wonder the Kingdom of Kerry's colours are green and gold! Yellow Bartsia (Hocas tae buí as gaeilge) in a magnificent meadow today in #CountyKerry #Ireland #WildflowerHour
Living on the edge - the rare and beautiful #Menai #Whitebeam, Sorbus arvonicola, trees of Nantporth #Nature Reserve @northwaleswt.bsky.social #conservation @treborthbg.bsky.social @fossilplants.bsky.social #woodland #Wales @bsbicymru.bsky.social #WalesCoastalPath
I was thrilled to find a new population of Adelanthus lindenbergianus in the Mám Toirce, Conamara last week. It instantly stood out as being something exciting. Three separate patches found with the help of @timoceallaigh.bsky.social. Thanks to @nimbosaecology.bsky.social for confirming
The blinding #green of Irish Spurge, #Euphorbia hyberna, Bainne caoin, with white sap like milk or bainne - locally common in SW #Ireland, especially Cape Clear, Oileán Chléire #botany #wildflowerhour 😎
I was stopped in my tracks this week by an exquisite double petalled cuckoo flower in Killarney National Park in County Kerry. #WildflowerHour
What an early female Hazel flower! Worth a revisit for @bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt ?😃 ❄️ @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social @mikekally.bsky.social @cedar-ni.bsky.social #Botany #WinterPlants @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Lus beatha / betony holding on and brightening up a rainy day in #Killarney National Park this week #WildflowerHour
Possible signs of progress at Killarney National Park? This is the Derrycunnihy area of the Park which is being targeted for deer culling and where there are signs of a positive response from the vegetation. Good news...
Fraoch na haon chose / St Dabeoc's Heath brightening up the day in North Connemara in County Galway for #WildflowerHour
Rosehips after rain, Co Leitrim. Rose ID is 'thorny', but start with this riddle: Q: Mrs Rose has five sons: two have beards, two don't, and one couldn't decide and has half a beard. A: a dog rose, Rosa canina agg.(look at the lobes on the sepals) @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #fruits
Caithne / Arbutus #fruit for #WildflowerHour brightening up a rainy day in #Killarney National Park in County Kerry
1st Irish record of the newly described bryophilous ascomycete Endoantria benetecta on its host Lejeunea patens from the temperate rainforest at Correl Glen, West Fermanagh Known only from Scotland & Wales; this marks the first for Ireland - our rainforests support untold diversity #fungifriends
Ailleann Pheadair/ golden samphire, Luibh bhléine/ sea aster along with the tiny Peasair arbhair/ hairy tare #ByTheSea in Rosscarbery County Cork. The raspberry sorbet ice-cream there is well worth it #WildflowerHour
Can I sneak in an Irish plant for #WildflowerHour? The extreme rarity Cottonweed, Achillea (=Otanthus) maritima, from its only British Isles site in dunes in SE Ireland. Incredible silver colour, looks more like a desert plant! One more species to add to namethatplant.org.
Lesser Butterfly Orchid with a background of Heather and Bell Heather in #Galway #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
A joy to see hocas tae buí/ yellow bartsia in a very wet #Killarney National Park today. Many times I've passed this field and failed to notice #WildflowerHour
Hembra de Amegilla ochroleuca visitando flores de Stachys officinalis para libar néctar, haciendo gala de su vertiginosa velocidad habitual. En promedio se detiene en cada flor un poco menos de un segundo. El polen que lleva cargado es de Hypericum perforatum, que está en flor en los alrededores.
Ivy-leaved Bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea in the New Forest, Hampshire today. Thankfully, in a shady spot, otherwise these fragile flowers would probably be toast. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Lus na Tríonóide / great willowherb in the sunshine in Castleisland, #Kerry for #Hairyplants #WildflowerHour
This Loggerhead Turtle was found by a tourist on Lettergesh beach, Rinvyle today. I collected her & brought her half the way down to Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium who specialise in the rehabilitation of sea turtles. 7th Loggerhead to be found in Ireland this year.🤞for a successful recovery.
