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Primrose 2
Primrose 2
English Name: Primrose Botanical Name (Latin): Primula vulgaris Irish Name: Sabhaircín Order: DIOTYLEDONES Family: PRIMULACEAE Brief Description: Perennial herb; leaves obovate, without a distinct stalk; flowers solitary, on slender, hairy stems; creamy-yellow with orange-yellow eye.
Carsten Krieger
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Ox Eye Daisy 1
Ox Eye Daisy 1
English Name: Oxeye daisy, dog daisy Botanical Name (Latin): Leucanthemum vulgare (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) Irish Name: Nóinín mór Order: DIOTYLEDONES Family: ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE) Brief Description: Perennial herb; leaves in basal rosette oval, toothed; flowering stem to 0.7m tall; flower-heads daisy-like with white rays and yellow disc, to 5cm across.
Carsten Krieger
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O'Kelly's Spotted Orchid 2
O'Kelly's Spotted Orchid 2
English Name: O?Kelly?s spotted-orchid Botanical Name (Latin): Dactylorhiza fuchsii (subsp. okellyi ) Irish Name: None Order: MONOCOTYLEDONES Family: ORCHIDACEAE Brief Description: Like D. fuchsii subsp. fuchsii, but leaves plain green, and flowers pure white with pale cream pollinia.
Carsten Krieger
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Herb Robert 2
Herb Robert 2
English Name: Herb-Robert Botanical Name (Latin): Geranium robertianum Irish Name: Ruithéal rí Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: GERANIACEAE Brief Description: Annual or biennial herb, usually hairy; leaves and stems tinged dark red; leaves pentagonal in outline, deeply divided; flowers 1.5?2cm across, purple-pink.
Carsten Krieger
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Herb Robert 1
Herb Robert 1
English Name: Herb-Robert Botanical Name (Latin): Geranium robertianum Irish Name: Ruithéal rí Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: GERANIACEAE Brief Description: Annual or biennial herb, usually hairy; leaves and stems tinged dark red; leaves pentagonal in outline, deeply divided; flowers 1.5?2cm across, purple-pink.
Carsten Krieger
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Rusty Back Fern 2
Rusty Back Fern 2
English Name: Rustyback fern Botanical Name (Latin): Asplenium ceterach (Ceterach officinarum) Irish Name: raithneach rua Order: PTERIDOPSIDA Family: ASPLENIACEAE Brief Description: Small fern, with evergreen, strap- shaped leaves, with alternating, rounded lobes, and very scaly undersides (silvery at first and later rusty-brown); when plants are dry the leaves curl inwards exposing the rusty backs.
Carsten Krieger
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Red Valerian
Red Valerian
English Name: Red valerian Botanical Name (Latin): Centranthus ruber Irish Name: slán iomaire Order: DIOTYLEDONES Family: VALERIANACEAE Brief Description: Bushy, perennial herb, to 0.5m tall; leaves oval, green to blue- green; flowers red; pink- or white- flowered plants are sometimes frequent.
Carsten Krieger
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Selfheal 2
Selfheal 2
English Name: Selfheal Botanical Name (Latin): Prunella vulgaris Irish Name: Duán ceannchosach Order: DIOTYLEDONES Family: LAMIACEAE (LABIATAE) Brief Description: Perennial herb, to 0.25m tall, with stolons; leaves 2?3.5cm long, with stalks; flowers rich purple, in compact, cylindrical spike.
Carsten Krieger
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Cappoquin Senior 4 1966
Cappoquin Senior 4 1966
Cappoquin senior four winners at Limerick 1966 (from left) Billy McLaughlin, Jim Murray, Maurice Gambon, Jer. Mason and Andy O’Keeffe
By kind permission of Cappoquin rowing club
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Yellow Wort 1
Yellow Wort 1
English Name: Yellow-wort Botanical Name (Latin): Blackstonia perfoliata Irish Name: Dréimire buí Order: DIOTYLEDONES Family: GENTIANACEAE Brief Description: Distinctly pale grey-green, erect, annual herb; leaves boat-shaped and encircling stems; flowers yellow, with 6?8 petals.
Carsten Krieger