Photo below: Patrick Slavin, Co.Clare |
Mountain Everlasting Clusters of 2-8 flowerheads, male with white flower-bracts, female pink. Basal leaves are oval/spoon-shaped, hairless above, white-downy beneath. Stem leaves narrow, pointed. Creeping woody stem, leafy runners. Mat-forming growth habit. Height: Flower stems 5-20cm. Base rich or calcareous grassland, heaths, mountain ledges. Very local distribution - abundant in parts of W and centre, but very rare elsewhere in Ireland. |