Irish wildflowers
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
Bog Myrtle Myrica gale Raideog Family: Myricaceae Flowering time: April - May. Deciduous shrub. Native. Flowers in catkins, female yellow-green, male red/brown, on separate plants (dioecious) and appearing before leaves. Fruit surrounded by enlarged bracteoles. Leaves are grey-green, oblong and very fragrant when rubbed. Height: To 1 mt Wet heaths, bogs and lake edges. Most frequent in the SW, W and NW, scarce in central and eastern Ireland. |
Bog Myrtle, Myrica gale, Raideog
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