Irish wildflowers in August

Some wildflowers to be seen in Ireland in August. Please hover over each image to show the Common and Irish name, and more photographs, information and a distribution map for each wildflower can be seen by clicking on each image.

angelica,wild (bliúcán) bedstraw,hedge (rú fáil) bedstraw,ladys (boladh cnis) blue-eyed-grass (feilistrín gorm) bog asphodel (sciollam na moná) brambles (dris) brooklime (lochall) burdock,lesser (cnádán) burnet-saxifrage,greater(coll an dromáin) butterwort,pale (leith uisce beag) campion,sea (coireán mara) carrot,wild (mealbhacán) cats-ear (cluas chait) chamomile,common centuary (dréimire mhuire) charlock clover,white (seamair bhán) cranesbill,meadow (crobh gorm) cranesbill,round-leaved (crobh cruinn) cow-wheat,common (lus an tsagairt) dodder,common (clamhán) eyebrights (glanrosc) fleabane,common (lus búi na ndreancaidi) forget-me-not,field (lus míonla giort) foxglove (lus mór) fumitory (deatach talún) fumitory,white ramping (caman searraigh bán) gipsywort (fearán corraigh ) hawkbit,autumn (caisearrbhán caol dearg) hawkbit,lesser (crág phortáin bheag) hawksbeard,smooth (lus cúráin mín) hawkweed,mouse-ear (lus na seabhac) heath,cross-leaved (fraoch naoscaí) heather,bell (fraoch fireann) heather,ling (fraoch mór) hemp-nettle,common (ga buí) hogweed (feabhrán) holly (cuileann) honeysuckle (táthfhéithleann) knapweed (mínscoth) knapweed,greater (mínscoth mhor) knotgrass (glúineach bheag) knotgrass,ray's (glúineach ghlé) knotweed,himalayan (glúineach spiceach) knotweed,japanese (glúineach bhiorach) knotweed,lesser (glúineach an chlúimh) ladys-tresses,autumn (cúilín muire) loosestrife,purple (créachtach) loosestrife,yellow (breallán léana) lousewort (lus an ghiolla) lords-and-ladies (chluas chaoin) mayweed,scentless (meá drua) mayweed,sea (lus bealtaine) meadowsweet (airgead luachra) medick,black (dúmheidic) mind-your-own-business (lus na ndeor) mint,round-leaved (mismín cumhra) mint,water (mismín mionsach) mint,whorled monbretia (feileastram dearg) nipplewort (duilleog bhríde) orchid,common spotted (naucht bhallach) orchid,heath spotted (magairlín meidhreach) orchid,pyramidal (magairlín na stuaice) orchid,marsh fragrant (lus taghla) pansy,field (lus croí) pansy,sand (goirmín duimhche) parsley,upright hedge (fionnas fáil) pellitory-of-the-wall (feabhraíd) persicaria,pale (ghlúineach bhán) pimpernel,bog (falcaire corraigh) pineappleweed (lus na hiothlainne) radish,sea (meacan mara) ragwort,marsh (samhadh corraigh) rocket,sea (cearrbhacán mara) sage,wood (sáiste cnoic) scabious,devils-bit (odhrach bhallach) sea holly (cuileann trá) sea-spurrey,greater (cabróis mhara mhór) selfheal (duán ceannchosach) silverweed (briosclán) skullcap (cochall) sneezewort (lus corrain) sow-thistle,prickly (bleachtán colgach) spearwort,lesser (lasair léana) speedwell,thyme-leaved (lus an treacha) speedwell,wall (lus cre balla) st.johns-wort,marsh (luibh an choirithe) st.johns-wort,slender (beathnua baineann) st.johns-wort,trailing (beathnua sraoilleach) stitchwort,lesser (tursainín) stitchwort,bog (tursainín mhóna) storksbill,common (creagach) sundew, oblong-leaved (cailís mhuire) sundew,round-leaved (drúichtín na móna) thistle,spear (feochadán colgach) thyme,wild (tím chreige) tormentil,trailing (néalfartach shraoilleach) travellers joy (gabhrán) tutsan (meas torc allta) valerian,common (caorthann corraig) valerian,red (slán iomaire) vetch,bush (peasair fhiáin) vetch,tufted (fiseánach thiubh) vetchling,meadow (pisbhuí) violet,dog (fanaigse) water-crowfoot,ivy-leaved (néal uisce eidhneach) water-crowfoot,round-leaved (néal uisce righin) water lily,yellow (cabhán abhann) willowherb,broad-leaved (saileachán leathan) willowherb,greater (saileachán mór) willowherb,marsh (saileachán corraig) willowherb,new zealand (saileachán sraoilleach) willowherb,rosebay (lus na tine) wormwood,sea (liath na trá) woundwort,hedge (créachtlus) woundwort,marsh (cabhsadán) yarrow (athair thalún) yellow-cress,northern (biolar buí na Boirne) yellow-wort (gréimire buí) yellow rattle (gliográn)

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Some photographs from Sherkin Island, Co.Cork: Common Vetch, Autumn Lady's-tresses and Yellow Bartsia.
vetch,common (peasair chapaill) ladys-tresses,autumn (cúilín muire) bartsia,yellow (hocas tae buí)

Below: Photographed in the Burren, Co.Clare. Carline Thistle, Yellow-wort and Bloody Cranesbill.
thistle,carline (feochadán mín) yellow-wort (gréimire buí) cranesbill,bloody (crobh dearg)

Below: Sea Aster, Pyramidal Orchid and Common Dog-violet
aster,sea (luibh bhléine) orchid,pyramidal (magairlín na stuaice) violet,common dog-violet (fanaigse)
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