Photos: nr Ballingeary, Co.Cork

Allseed Radiola linoides Gathán lín Family: Linaceae Flowering time: July-August. Annual. Native. Clusters of very tiny, short-stalked white flowers. 4 petals. Globose seed capsule, more noticeable than flowers. Leaves opposite, elliptical, 1-veined. Threadlike stems, reddish. Hairless, branched plant, often overlooked. Height: To 7cm, often much smaller. Damp, infertile ground on sand, peat, gravel. Heaths, tracks, dune-slacks, paths. Rare except W, NW, SW Ireland.

    
Photographs: July 2007 Forestry track near Ballingeary, Co.Cork.