Photographs: Derrynane, Co. Kerry

Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum subsp. holosteoides Cluas liath Family: Caryophyllaceae A sub-species of Common Mouse-ear, C. fontanum. Native. Larger flowers with a slightly longer calyx (5-8mm) and seed capsules (8-16mm). The upper leaves are narrower than those of subsp. vulgare and the stems and leaves less pubescent. Leaves appear shiny as they are hairless on the upper sides but there are hairs on the leaf margins and underneath the midrib. Mainly found on wet ground and in mountain flushes. Very scattered distribution but possibly under-recorded. Identified by Alan Silverside

Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum subsp holosteoides