Irish wildflowers sitemap
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Herb-robert Pink flowers with orange or purple anthers. Flowers sometimes white. Petals slightly notched. Fruit usually hairy. Leaves palmate, stems and leaves often red-tinged. Frequently over-winters (centre below). Height: 10-40 cm Abundant. Woods, hedgebanks, gardens, dry disturbed ground. Similar: Little-robin, G. purpureum. Smaller flowers with yellow anthers, fleshier leaves. Very rare, S Ireland. Often coastal. 
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Above: Herb-robert. Ballingeary, Co.Cork. November 2007
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