Photos: The Burren, Co.Clare

Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga Ainís fhiáin Family: Apiaceae June-September. Perennial. Native. Umbels of small white flowers, 5-petalled, very short styles. Oval fruit, very slightly ridged. Basal leaves once-pinnate with toothed oval leaflets. Stem leaves twice pinnate, very narrow leaflets. Slender erect stem, solid, 30-100cm. Dry grassland, prefers calcareous ground but also found on acidic sands. Identification confirmed by Paul Green Similar: Greater Burnet-saxifrage, P. major

     



Burnet-saxifrage. Abbey Hill, the Burren, Co.Clare. July 2008.