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Bracket fungus Dryad's Saddle
Bracket fungus Dryad's Saddle
This view of Bracket fungus Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus squamosus) is an edible species of mushroom. It can be found growing out of half-dead trees (in this case an ash (Fraxinus excelsior)), where it will explode and be quickly eaten by insects, leaving only a dried up carcass. It can grow from 10-60cm in width, 10-30cm deep and up to 5cm thick.
Betsey Hickey
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River Slaney, Tullow
River Slaney, Tullow
The river Slaney's flowing water can make a difficult habitat for such wildlife such as small fish to stay alive, however the growth of plants in the water can help to show down the flow allowing them to survive.
Betsey Hickey
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Chickweed
Chickweed
Chickweed(Stellaria media):A wild flowering plant, it is a common weed on both waste and cultivated land. It is a small plant with weak but sprawling stems which are branched and leafy, and curiously have a single line of hairs running their length. It flowers all year and the flower head has five petals which gives it its botanical name "Stellaria" means 'little star'. It has medicinal uses but is also a common food-plant for birds.
By permission of Paula O'Regan
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Howth Castle
Howth Castle
Howth Castle viewed from Muck Rock
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Image of book cover of -The Birds of Ireland
Image of book cover of -The Birds of Ireland
Book cover of "The Birds of Ireland
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Thrush
Thrush
Thrush, sketch
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Image of plate from -The Birds of Ireland-
Image of plate from -The Birds of Ireland-
Plate from "The Birds of Ireland"
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Bluebells
Bluebells
The bluebell which is a sun loving plant successfully carries out its lifecycle each year in a woodland habitat.
Betsey Hickey
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Lords and ladies (flower)
Lords and ladies (flower)
The Lords and Ladies (Arum maculatum)is a common plant of woods and hedgerows. When it flowers in April and May its male flower (a purplish cylindrical flower-head called a spadix) and female flowers are contained in a broad, enclosing spathe, or modified leaf. Its Irish name 'cluas caoin', or 'narrow ear' described this feature. Insects trapped in this feature pollinate the plant and the female flowers of the plant after they are fertilised develop into red berries which are extremely poisonous as the spadix and flowers die back. It has some traditional medicinal applications.
With permission of Paula O'Regan
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Lords and ladies (berries)
Lords and ladies (berries)
The Lords and Ladies is a common plant of woods and hedgerows. When it flowers in April and May its male flower (a purplish cylindrical flower-head called a spadix) and female flowers are contained in a broad, enclosing spathe, or modified leaf. Its Irish name 'Cluas caoin', or 'narrow ear' described this feature. Insects trapped in this pollinate the plant and the female flowers after they are fertilised develop into red berries which are extremely poisonous as the spadix and flowers die back. The root had medicinal properties.
With permission of Paula O'Regan