Irish wildflowers in June

Some of the Irish wildflowers flowering in June. 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.

alexanders (lusrán grándubh) bedstraw,marsh (rú corraigh) bindweed,field (ainleog) bindweed,sea (plúr an phrionsa) birds-foot-trefoil,common (crobh éin) blue-eyed-grass (feilistrín gorm) bridewort (brídeach) broomrape,thyme (múchóg dhearg) buttercup,bulbous (tuile thalún) butterfly-bush (tor an fhéileacáin) butterwort,large_flowered (leith uisce) campion,sea (coireán mara) cats-ear (cluas chait) celandine,greater (gharra bhuí) centuary (dréimire mhuire) chamomile,common charlock cinquefoil,creeping cinquefoil,marsh (cnó léana) Cranesbill, cut-leaved (crobh giobach) cranesbill,long-stalked (crobh coilm) cranesbill,round-leaved (crobh cruinn) cranesbill,shining (crobh geal) daisy,ox-eye (nóinín mór) elder (trom) enchanters-nightshade (fuinseagal) flax,fairy (lus na mban) forget-me-not,changing (lus míonla buí) forget-me-not,field (lus míonla giort) foxglove (lus mór) fuchsia (na fiúsaíos) fumitory,common (deatach talún) fumitory,white ramping (caman searraigh bán) gentian,spring (Ceadharlach Bealtaine) hawkbit,autumn (caisearrbhán caol dearg) hawkbit,lesser (crág phortáin bheag) hawksbeard,smooth (lus cúráin mín) hawthorn (scaech gheal) heath,cross-leaved (fraoch naoscaí) hogweed (feabhrán) honeysuckle (táthfhéithleann) knapweed,greater (mínscoth mhor) loosestrife,purple (créachtach) lousewort (lus an ghiolla) lousewort,marsh (milseán móna) medick,black (dúmheidic) meadowsweet (airgead luachra) milkwort,heath (na deirfiúiríní) mouse-ear,sea (cluas luchóige mhara) mustard,black (praiseach dhubh) mustard,hedge (lus an óir) orchid,birds-nest (magairlín neide éin) orchid,bee (magairlín na mbeach) orchid,common spotted (naucht bhallach) orchid,greater butterfly (magairlín mór an fhéileacáin) orchid,heath spotted (magairlín meidhreach) orchid,pyramidal (magairlín na stuaice) orchid,marsh,early (magairlín mór) orchid,marsh,early (magairlín mór) orchid,western marsh (magairlín gaelach) pennywort,marsh (lus na pingine) pignut (cúlarán) pimpernel,bog (falcaire corraigh) pimpernel,scarlet (falcaire fiain) pimpernel,yellow (lus cholm cille) pineappleweed (lus na hiothlainne) poppy,common (cailleach dhearg) ragged robin (plúr na cuaiche) redshank (ghlúineach dhearg) restharrow (fréamhacha tairne) rocket,sea (cearrbhacán mara) rose,burnet (briulán) rose,dog (feirdhris) rose,field (rós léana) rose,japanese (rós rúscach) rose,sherards downy-rose (rós Shioraird) rose,short-styled field-rose (rós stíleach) samphire,rock (craobhraic) sanicle (bodán cuille) scabious,devils-bit (odhrach bhallach) sea holly (cuileann trá) selfheal (duán ceannchosach) silverweed (briosclán) skullcap (cochall) skullcap,lesser (cochall beag) sorrel,sheeps (samhadh caorach) sow-thistle,smooth (bleachtán mín) speedwell,heath (lus cré) speedwell,marsh (lus cré corraigh) speedwell,slender (lus cré réileán) speedwell,wall (lus cre balla) speedwell,wood (lus cre coille) spurrey,corn (corrán lín) squinancywort (lus an haincise) stitchwort,greater (tursainín mhór) stitchwort,lesser (tursainín) st.johns-wort,marsh (luibh an choirithe) st.johns-wort,perforate (lus na maighdine muire) st.johns-wort,slender (beathnua baineann) st.johns-wort,square-stalked (beathnua fireann) st.johns-wort,trailing (beathnua sraoilleach) storksbill,common (creagach) stonecrop,english (púiríní seangán) sundew,round-leaved (drúichtín na móna) thistle,creeping (feochadán reatha) thistle,marsh (feochadán corraigh) thistle,spear (feochadán colgach) thrift (rabhán) thyme,wild (tím chreige) tutsan (meas torc allta) twayblade,common (dédhuilleog) valerian,common (caorthann corraig) valerian,red (slán iomaire) vetch,bitter (corra meille) vetch,bush (peasair fhiáin) vetch,common (peasair chapaill) vetch,kidney (méara muire) vetch,tufted (fiseánach thiubh) violet,heath dog-violet (sailchuach mhóna) violet,marsh (sailchuach chorraigh) water-crowfoot,round-leaved (néal uisce righin) water-dropwort,hemlock (tréanlus braonach an chorraigh) water-lily,white (bacán bán) water lily,yellow (cabhán abhann) willowherb,american (saileachán sráide) willowherb,broad-leaved (saileachán leathan) willowherb,greater (saileachán mór) willowherb,new zealand (saileachán sraoilleach) yellow-cress,marsh (biolar buí corraigh)

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Below: Tree-mallow, Bee Orchid and a slightly damp Dog-rose
tree-mallow (hocas ard) bee orchid (magairlín na mbeach) dog-rose (feirdhris)
Below: Heath Spotted-orchid, Water Figwort and a nearly-white Common Spotted-orchid
orchid,heath spotted (magairlín meidhreach) figwort,water (donnlus uisce) orchid,common spotted (naucht bhallach)
Below: Flowering on a forestry track: Tormentil, Heath Speedwell and Trailing St.Johnswort
tormentil (néalfartach shraoilleach) speedwell,heath (lus cré) st johnswort,trailing (beathnua sraoilleach)
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