Trees Ferns Fern Allies Grasses Rushes and Wood-rushes Sedges and Club-rushes A-Z Scientific name
Species listed are native to Ireland unless marked with an asterix*. Clicking the Common name opens a page with photographs and plant details. Index updated 24.07.2009
| COMMON | SCIENTIFIC | IRISH | |
| TREES and Large Shrubs | A-Z Images | ||
| Alder, common | Alnus glutinosa | Fearnóg | |
| Apple, crab | Malus sylvestris | Crann fia-úll | |
| Apple, domestic * | Malus domestica | Abhail | |
| Ash | Fraxinus excelsior | Fuinseog | |
| Beech * | Fagus sylvatica | Feá | |
| Birch, downy | Betula pubescens | Beith chlúmhach | |
| Blackthorn | Prunus spinosa | Draighean | |
| Buckthorn, alder | Frangula alnus | Draighean fearna | |
| Cherry plum * | Prunus cerasifera | ||
| Chestnut, sweet * | Castanea sativa | Castán | |
| Crab-apple | Malus sylvestris | Crann fia-úll | |
| Dogwood | Cornus sanguinea | Conbhaiscne | |
| Dogwood, red-osier | Cornus sericea | ||
| Elder | Sambucus nigra | Trom | |
| Elm, English * | Ulmus procera | Leamhán gallda | |
| Guelder-rose | Viburnum opulus | Coar chon | |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus monogyna | Sceach gheal | |
| Hazel | Corylus avellana | Coll | |
| Holly | Ilex aquifolium | Cuileann | |
| Hornbeam * | Carpinus betulus | Crann sleamhain | |
| Horse-chestnut * | Aesculus hippocastanum | Crann cnó capaill | |
| Horse-chestnut, red * | Aesculus x carnea | ||
| Larch, European * | Larix decidua | ||
| Larch, Japanese * | Larix kaempferi | ||
| Laurel * | Prunus laurocerasus | Labhras silíní | |
| Lime * | Tilia cordata x platyphyllos | Teile | |
| Maple, field * | Acer campestre | Mailp | |
| Maple, Norway * | Acer platanoides | Mailp Lochlannach | |
| Oak, pedunculate | Quercus robur | Dair ghallda | |
| Oak, sessile | Quercus petraea | Dair ghaelach | |
| Pine, Scots * | Pinus syvestris | Péine Albanach | |
| Privet, garden * | Ligustrum ovalifolium | ||
| Privet, wild | Ligustrum vulgare | Pribhéad | |
| Rowan | Sorbus aucuparia | Caorthann | |
| Spindle | Euonymus europaeus | Feoras | |
| Strawberry-tree | Arbutus unedo | Caithne | |
| Sycamore * | Acer pseudoplatanus | Seiceamóir | |
| Whitebeam | Sorbus aria | Fionncholl | |
| Whitebeam, Irish | Sorbus hibernica | Fionncholl gaelach | |
| Willow, almond * | Salix triandra | Saileach na dtrí bhall | |
| Willow, creeping | Salix repens | Saileach reatha | |
| Willow, Grey sallow | Salix cinerea | Saileach liath | |
| Willow, Osier * | Salix viminalis | Saileánach | |
| Yew | Taxus baccata | Iúr | |
| FERNS | A-Z Images | Return to Top | |
| Bladder-fern, brittle | Cystopteris fragilis | Raithneach bhriosc | |
| Bladder-fern, diaphanous | Cystopteris diaphana | ||
| Bracken | Pteridium aquilinum | Raithneach mhór | |
| Buckler-fern, broad | Dryopteris dilatata | Raithneach leathan | |
| Buckler-fern, hay-scented | Dryopteris aemula | Raithneach chumhra | |
| Filmy-fern, Tunbridge | Hymenophyllum tunbrigense | Dallán coille | |
| Filmy-fern, Wilsons | Hymenophyllum wilsonii | Dallán sléibhe | |
| Hard fern | Blechnum spicant | Raithneach chrua | |
| Hart's-tongue | Asplenium scolopendrum | Creamh na muice fia | |
| Hart's-tongue | Phyllitis scolopendrium | Creamh na muice fia | |
| Killarney fern | Trichomanes speciosum | Raithneach Chill Airne | |
| Lady-fern | Athyrium filix-femina | Raithneach Mhuire | |
| Lemon-scented fern | Oreopteris limbosperma | Raithneach bhuí | |
| Maidenhair fern | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Dúchosach | |
| Male fern | Dryopteris filix-mas | Raithneach mhadra | |
| Male Fern, crested * | Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata' | ||
| Male Fern, scaly | Dryopteris affinis | Raithneach ghainneach | |
| Polypody | Polypodium agg. | Scim | |
| Polypody, common | Polypodium vulgare | Scim chaol | |
| Polypody, intermediate | Polypodium interjectum | Scim mheánach | |
| Polypody, southern | Polypodium cambricum | Scim leathan | |
| Royal fern | Osmunda regalis | Raithneach ríuíl | |
| Rusty-back | Ceterach officinarum | Raithneach rua | |
| Shield-fern, hard | Polystichum aculeatum | Ibheag chrua | |
| Shield-fern, soft | Polystichum setiferum | Ibheag bhog | |
| Spleenwort, black | Asplenium adiantum-nigrum | Fionncha dubh | |
| Spleenwort, maidenhair | Asplenium trichomanes | Lus na seilge | |
| Spleenwort, sea | Asplenium marinum | Fionncha mara | |
| Wall-rue | Asplenium ruta-muraria | Luibh na seacht ngábh | |
| Water fern * | Azolla filiculoides | Raithneach uisce | |
| FERN ALLIES | A-Z Images | Return to Top | |
| Clubmoss, fir | Huperzia selago | Aiteann Muire | |
| Clubmoss, Kraus's | Selaginella kraussiana | Garbhógach gharraí | |
| Clubmoss, lesser | Selaginella selaginoides | Garbhógach bheag | |
| Clubmoss, marsh | Lycopodiella inundata | Garbhógach chorraigh | |
| Horsetail, field | Equisetum arvense | Scuab eich ghoirt | |
| Horsetail, great | Equisetum telmateia | Feadóg | |
| Horsetail, marsh | Equisetum palustre | Scuab eich chorraigh | |
| Horsetail, water | Equisetum fluviatile | Scuab eich uisce | |
| Horsetail, wood | Equisetum sylvaticum | Scuab eich choille | |
| GRASSES (Poaceae) | A-Z Images | Return to Top | |
| Barley, two-rowed * | Hordeum distichon | ||
| Barley, wall * | Hordeum murinum | Cuiseogach fhionn | |
| Bent, common | Agrostis capillaris | Feorainn mhín | |
| Bent, creeping | Agrostis stolonifera | Feorainn | |
| Brome, barren | Anisantha sterilis | Brómas aimrid | |
| Brome, great * | Anisantha diandra | ||
| Brome, meadow | Bromus commutatus | Brómas móinéir | |
| Brome, smooth | Bromus racemosus | Brómas mín | |
| Brome, soft | Bromus hordeaceus | Brómas bog | |
| Brome, soft (subsp) | Bromus hordeaceus ssp.thominei | ||
| Canary-grass, reed | Phalaris arundinaceae | Cuiscreach | |
| Canary-grass * | Phalaris canariensis | Féar síl éin | |
| Cocks-foot | Dactylis glomerata | Garbhfhéar | |
| Cord-grass, common * | Spartina anglica | Spairtíneach ghalla | |
| Couch | Elytrigia repens | Broimfhéar | |
| Couch (var) | Elytrigia repens var. pubescens | Broimfhéar | |
| Couch, sand | Elytrigia juncea | Broimfhéar gainimh | |
| Couch, sea * | Elytrigia atherica | Broimfhéar mara | |
| Couch, sea x sand | Elytrigia x acuta | ||
| Dogs-tail, crested | Cynosurus cristatus | Coinfhéar | |
| False-brome, wood | Brachypodium sylvaticum | Brómas bréige | |
| Fern-grass | Catapodium rigidum | Feár raithní | |
| Fern-grass, sea | Catapodium marinum | Feár trá | |
| Fescue, dune | Vulpia fasciculata | Feisciú duimhche | |
| Fescue, meadow | Festuca pratensis | Feisciú móinéir | |
| Fescue, rat's-tail | Vulpia myuros | Feisciú móinéir | |
| Fescue, red | Festuca rubra | Feisciú rua | |
| Fescue, sheeps | Festuca ovina | Feisciú caorach | |
| Fescue, squirreltail | Vulpia bromoides | Feisciú aimrid | |
| Fescue, tall | Schedonorus arundinaceus | Feisciú ard | |
| Fescue, viviparous | Festuca vivipara | Feisciú beobhreitheach | |
| Fescue, wood | Festuca altissima | Feisciú coille | |
| Foxtail, marsh | Alopecurus geniculatus | Fiteog cham | |
| Foxtail, meadow | Alopecurus pratensis | Fiteog léana | |
| Hair-grass, crested | Koeleria macrantha | Cailcfhéar | |
| Hair-grass, early | Aira praecox | Mionfhéar luath | |
| Hair-grass, silver | Aira caryophyllea | Mionfhéar geal | |
| Hair-grass, tufted | Deschampsia cespitosa | Móinfhéar garbh | |
| Hair-grass, wavy | Deschampsia flexuosa | Móinfhéar | |
| Hard-grass, sea | Parapholis strigosa | Cruafhéar | |
| Heath-grass | Danthonia decumbens | Féar caoráin | |
| Marram | Ammophila arenaria | Muiríneach | |
| Mat-grass | Nardus stricta | Beiteán | |
| Meadow-grass, annual | Poa annua | Cuise bliantúil | |
| Meadow-grass, rough | Poa trivialis | Cuise garbh | |
| Meadow-grass, smooth | Poa pratensis | Cuise reatha | |
| Moor-grass, blue | Sesleria caerulea | Féar boirne | |
| Moor-grass, purple | Molinia caerulea | Fionnán | |
| Oat * | Avena sativa | Coirce | |
| Oat, wild | Avena fatua | Coirce fiáin | |
| Oat-grass, downy | Avenula pubescens | Coirce clumhach | |
| Oat-grass, false | Arrhenatherum elatius | Coirce bréige | |
| Oat-grass, French * | Gaudinia fragilis | Gáidín | |
| Oat-grass, yellow | Trisetum flavescens | Coirce búi | |
| Pampas-grass * | Cortaderia selloana | ||
| Quaking-grass | Briza media | Féar gortach | |
| Quaking-grass, greater * | Briza maxima | ||
| Reed, common | Phragmites australis | Giolcach | |
| Rye-grass, Italian * | Lolium multiflorum | Seagalach lodálach | |
| Rye-grass, Italian x perennial | Lolium x boucheanum | ||
| Rye-grass, perennial | Lolium perenne | Seagalach buan | |
| Saltmarsh-grass, common | Puccinellia maritima | Féar muirisce | |
| Sand-grass, early | Mibora minima | ||
| Soft-grass, creeping | Holcus mollis | Mínfhear reatha | |
| Sweet-grass, floating | Glyceria fluitans | Milseán uisce | |
| Timothy-grass | Phleum pratense | Tiomóid | |
| Vernal-grass, sweet | Anthoxanthum odoratum | Féar cumhra | |
| Wheat, bread | Triticum aestivum | ||
| Whorl-grass, water | Catabrosa aquatica var.uniflora | Casfhéar uisce | |
| Wind-grass, New Zealand * | Stipa arundinacea | ||
| Wood-millet | Milium effusum | Muiléad coille | |
| Yorkshire Fog | Holcus lanatus | Féar an chinn bháin | |
| RUSHES and WOOD-RUSHES (Juncaceae) | A-Z Images | Return to Top | |
| Rush, bulbous | Juncus bulbosus | Luachair bhleibeach | |
| Rush, compact | Juncus conglomeratus | Luachair dhlúth | |
| Rush, hard | Juncus inflexus | Luachair chrua | |
| Rush, heath | Juncus squarrosus | Luachair chaoráin | |
| Rush, jointed | Juncus articulatus | Lachán na ndamh | |
| Rush, leafy | Juncus foliosus | Buafluachair dhuilleach | |
| Rush, saltmarsh | Juncus gerardii | Luachair mhuirisce | |
| Rush, sea | Juncus maritimus | Meathán mara | |
| Rush, sharp | Juncus acutus | Luachair bhiorach | |
| Rush, sharp-flowered | Juncus acutiflorus | Fiastalach | |
| Rush, slender * | Juncus tenuis | Luachair chaol | |
| Rush, soft | Juncus effusus | Geataire | |
| Rush, toad | Juncus bufonius | Buafluachair | |
| Wood-rush, field | Luzula campestris | Giúnach léana | |
| Wood-rush, great | Luzula sylvatica | Giúnach mór | |
| Wood-rush, hairy | Luzula pilosa | Giúnach coille | |
| Wood-rush, heath | Luzula multiflora | Giúnach caoráin | |
| Wood-rush, heath | L.multiflora ssp.congesta | Giúnach caoráin | |
| SEDGES and CLUB-RUSHES (Cyperaceae) | A-Z Images | Return to Top | |
| Beak-sedge, white | Rhynchospora alba | Gobsheisc | |
| Bog-rush, black | Schoenus nigricans | Sifín | |
| Club-rush, bristle | Isolepis setacea | Crualuachair bhiorach | |
| Club-rush, common | Schoenoplectus lacustris | Bogshifín | |
| Club-rush, floating | Eleogiton fluitans | Brobh ar snámh | |
| Club-rush, grey | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Bogshifín liath | |
| Club-rush, sea | Bolboschoenus maritimus | Bogshifín mara | |
| Club-rush, slender | Isolepis cernua | Crualuachair chaol | |
| Cottongrass, broad-leaved | Eriophorum latifolium | Ceannbhán leathan | |
| Cottongrass, common | Eriophorum angustifolium | Ceannbhán | |
| Cottongrass, hare's-tail | Eriophorum vaginatum | Ceannbhán gaelach | |
| Deergrass | Trichophorum cespitosum | Cíb cheanngheal | |
| Fen-sedge, great | Cladium mariscus | Sábhsheisc | |
| Fox-sedge, false | Carex otrubae | Cíb an mhadra rua | |
| Galingale, pale * | Cyperus eragrostis | ||
| Pond-sedge, greater | Carex riparia | Cíb locháin mhór | |
| Sedge, bladder | Carex vesicaria | Cíb bhoilgneach | |
| Sedge, bottle | Carex rostrata | Cíb ghobach | |
| Sedge, brown | Carex disticha | Cíb rua | |
| Sedge, carnation | Carex panicea | Cíb chruithneachta | |
| Sedge, common | Carex nigra | Cíb dhubh | |
| Sedge, distant | Carex distans | Cíb scrogallach | |
| Sedge, flea | Carex pulicaris | Cíb na ndreancaidí | |
| Sedge, glaucous | Carex flacca | Cíb liathghorm | |
| Sedge, green-ribbed | Carex binervis | Cíb fhéithghlas | |
| Sedge, grey | Carex divulsa | Cíb liath | |
| Sedge, long-bracted | Carex extensa | Cíb fhada | |
| Sedge, oval | Carex leporina (C. ovalis) | Cíb mhaol | |
| Sedge, pale | Carex pallescens | Cíb gheal | |
| Sedge, pendulous | Carex pendula | Cíb chrom | |
| Sedge, pill | Carex pilulifera | Cíb na bpaidríní | |
| Sedge, remote | Carex remota | Cíb scartha | |
| Sedge, sand | Carex arenaria | Cíb ghainimh | |
| Sedge, smooth-stalked | Carex laevigata | Cíb mhín | |
| Sedge, spring | Carex caryophyllea | Cíb earraigh | |
| Sedge, star | Carex echinata | Cíb na réaltaí | |
| Sedge, tawny | Carex hostiana | Cíb odhar | |
| Sedge, wood | Carex sylvatica | Cíb choille | |
| Spike-rush, common | Eleocharis palustris | Cíb dhéise | |
| Tussock-sedge, greater | Carex paniculata | Cíb thortógach | |
| Yellow-sedge, common | Carex viridula ssp.oedocarpa | Cíb bhuí mhóna | |
| Yellow-sedge, long-stalked | Carex lepidocarpa | Cíb bhui chosach | |
| Wood-sedge, starved | Carex depauperata | Cíb choille bhocht | |
| BULRUSH | TYPHACEAE | Return to Top | |
| Bulrush | Typha latifolia | Coigeal na mban sí | |
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