Annual sea-blite. Botanical Name (Latin): Suaeda maritima. Irish Name: blide mhara. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: CHENOPODIACEAE. Brief Description: Annual, prostrate or speading herb, hairless; leaves blue-green, fleshy, cylindrical, blunt.

Bird's-foot-trefoil. Botanical Name (Latin): Lotus corniculatus. Irish Name: Crobh éin. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: LEGUMINOSAE. Brief Description: Perennial herb; stems spreading, solid; leaves with 5 leaflets; flowers bright yellow, sometimes orange or streaked red.

Bird's-foot-trefoil. Botanical Name (Latin): Lotus corniculatus. Irish Name: Crobh éin. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: LEGUMINOSAE. Brief Description: Perennial herb; stems spreading, solid; leaves with 5 leaflets; flowers bright yellow, sometimes orange or streaked red.

Blackthorn, sloe. Botanical Name (Latin): Prunus spinosa. Irish Name: Draighean. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: ROSACEAE. Brief Description: Deciduous shrub, with black shoots ending in sharp spines; flowers pure white, opening before leaves; fruits (sloes) blue-black with grey bloom (very sour to taste), c. 1cm across.

Blackthorn, sloe. Botanical Name (Latin): Prunus spinosa. Irish Name: Draighean. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: ROSACEAE. Brief Description: Deciduous shrub, with black shoots ending in sharp spines; flowers pure white, opening before leaves; fruits (sloes) blue-black with grey bloom (very sour to taste), c. 1cm across.

Blackthorn, sloe. Botanical Name (Latin): Prunus spinosa. Irish Name: Draighean. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: ROSACEAE. Brief Description: Deciduous shrub, with black shoots ending in sharp spines; flowers pure white, opening before leaves; fruits (sloes) blue-black with grey bloom (very sour to taste), c. 1cm across.

Blackthorn, sloe. Botanical Name (Latin): Prunus spinosa. Irish Name: Draighean. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: ROSACEAE. Brief Description: Deciduous shrub, with black shoots ending in sharp spines; flowers pure white, opening before leaves; fruits (sloes) blue-black with grey bloom (very sour to taste), c. 1cm across.

Bloody Crane's-bill. Botanical Name (Latin): Geranium sanguineum. Irish Name: Crobh dearg. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: GERANIACEAE. Brief Description: Perennial herb; leaves deeply divided, round in outline; flowers rich magenta, to 3cm across; anthers turquoise.

Bloody Crane's-bill. Botanical Name (Latin): Geranium sanguineum. Irish Name: Crobh dearg. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: GERANIACEAE. Brief Description: Perennial herb; leaves deeply divided, round in outline; flowers rich magenta, to 3cm across; anthers turquoise.

Bloody Crane's-bill. Botanical Name (Latin): Geranium sanguineum. Irish Name: Crobh dearg. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: GERANIACEAE. Brief Description: Perennial herb; leaves deeply divided, round in outline; flowers rich magenta, to 3cm across; anthers turquoise.

Blackberry, bramble. Botanical Name (Latin): Rubus fruticosus agg. Irish Name: Dris. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: ROSACEAE. Brief Description: Very variable, thorny, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub forming vast impenetrable thickets; stems erect or arching and often rooting at tips; flowers with white or pink petals; fruits black.

Blackberry, bramble. Botanical Name (Latin): Rubus fruticosus agg. Irish Name: Dris. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: ROSACEAE. Brief Description: Very variable, thorny, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub forming vast impenetrable thickets; stems erect or arching and often rooting at tips; flowers with white or pink petals; fruits black.

Blackberry, bramble. Botanical Name (Latin): Rubus fruticosus agg. Irish Name: Dris. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: ROSACEAE. Brief Description: Very variable, thorny, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub forming vast impenetrable thickets; stems erect or arching and often rooting at tips; flowers with white or pink petals; fruits black.

Blackberry, bramble. Botanical Name (Latin): Rubus fruticosus agg. Irish Name: Dris. Order: DICOTYLEDONES. Family: ROSACEAE. Brief Description: Very variable, thorny, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub forming vast impenetrable thickets; stems erect or arching and often rooting at tips; flowers with white or pink petals; fruits black.

Burnet rose, Scotch rose. Botanical Name (Latin): Rosa pimpinellifolia (R. spinosissima) Irish Name: Briúlán Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: ROSACEAE Brief Description: Very spiny, deciduous shrub, usually c. 0.5m tall; flowers solitary, white, cream or pink; hip black with persistent crown of sepals.

Burnet rose, Scotch rose. Botanical Name (Latin): Rosa pimpinellifolia (R. spinosissima) Irish Name: Briúlán Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: ROSACEAE Brief Description: Very spiny, deciduous shrub, usually c. 0.5m tall; flowers solitary, white, cream or pink; hip black with persistent crown of sepals.

Burnet rose, Scotch rose. Botanical Name (Latin): Rosa pimpinellifolia (R. spinosissima) Irish Name: Briúlán Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: ROSACEAE Brief Description: Very spiny, deciduous shrub, usually c. 0.5m tall; flowers solitary, white, cream or pink; hip black with persistent crown of sepals.