Irish wildflowers sitemap
Photographed nr Inchigeela, Co.Cork 
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Vervain Slender, leafless spikes of small whitish-pink flowers. 5-lobed. Opposite oblong leaves, no stipules. Lower stalked, pinate. Upper leaves smaller, entire, stalkless. Square, erect stems, branched near top. Slender, slightly hairy plant. Height: 30-60 cm. Occasional in S, rare in N. Prefers bare, well-drained calcareous ground. Rough grassland, waste ground, roadsides. 
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