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    Annual sea-blite
    Oughtmama Parish
    Rine (Oughtmama)
    Shell
    Rock
    Burren Flora
    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.
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    Burren Flora
    Spider
    Bird's-foot-trefoil
    Rock
    Abbey East
    Abbey West
    Flower
    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.
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    Burren Flora
    Bud
    Bird's-foot-trefoil
    Abbey Parish
    Abbey East
    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.
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    Sloe
    Blackthorn
    Killinaboy Parish
    Gortlecka
    Berry
    Burren Flora
    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.
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    Sloe
    Killinaboy Parish
    Gortlecka
    Berry
    Burren Flora
    Blackthorn
    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.
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    Blackthorn
    Berry
    Carran Parish
    Burren Flora
    Sloe
    Ballyconry (Carran)
    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.
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    Blackthorn
    Sloe
    Burren Flora
    Killonaghan Parish
    Formoyle West
    Berry
    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.
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    Bloody Crane's-bill
    Oughtmama Parish
    Slievecarran
    Flower
    Burren Flora
    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.
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    Bloody Crane's-bill
    Oughtmama Parish
    Slievecarran
    Flower
    Burren Flora
    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.
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    Bloody Crane's-bill
    Carran Parish
    Flower
    Burren Flora
    Ballyconry (Carran)
    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.
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    Blackberry
    Killinaboy Parish
    Gortlecka
    Burren Flora
    Berry
    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.
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    Blackberry
    Killinaboy Parish
    Gortlecka
    Berry
    Burren Flora
    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.
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    Blackberry
    Burren Flora
    Killinaboy Parish
    Gortlecka
    Berry
    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.
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    Berry
    Burren Flora
    Blackberry
    Killinaboy Parish
    Gortlecka
    Gryke
    Rock
    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.
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    Burnet rose
    Oughtmama Parish
    Slievecarran
    Flower
    Burren Flora
    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.
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    Burnet rose
    Oughtmama Parish
    Slievecarran
    Bud
    Burren Flora
    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.
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    Burnet rose
    Killinaboy Parish
    Gortlecka
    Flower
    Burren Flora
    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.