Photos: Co.Cork and Co.Limerick |
Greater Burnet-saxifrage Flat-topped umbels of small, 5-petalled white or pink flowers. No bracts. Lower leaves pinnate, 3-9 coarse toothed leaflets. Stem leaves with inflated bases. Hollow, ridged stem. Usually hairless. Height: 50-120 cm. Prefers heavier, calcareous soils. Roadsides, wood edges, hedgebanks. Most frequent W and SW Ireland. Similar: Burnet-saxifrage, P. saxifraga |
Greater Burnet-saxifrage. Kinsale, County Cork. September 2008