Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Tormentil Potentilla erecta Néalfartach Family: Rosaceae Flowering time: June-September. Perennial. Native. Long stalked yellow flowers, usually with 4 petals and sepals. Carpels normally 4-12. The stalkless leaves are ternate with 3 leaflets and 2 leaf-like stipules at base. Basal leaf rosette often withers before flowering. Erect or non-rooting trailing stems. Height 10-30cm. Abundant on acidic grassland, moors, heaths and in hedgebanks. Similar: Trailing Tormentil and Creeping Cinquefoil

Tormentil, Potentilla erecta, Néalfartach