Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Sanicle Sanicula europaea Bodán coille Family: Apiaceae Flowering time: May-August. Perennial. Native. Small white flowers on erect, stiff flower stem, the stems sometimes reddish in colour. Palmately lobed shiny-green basal leaves, the stem leaves few and small. Height: 20-60 cm. Frequent throughout Ireland in mixed and deciduous woodland on damp, shady, humus-rich ground.

Sanicle, Sanicula europaea, Bodán coille