Photographs: Co. Cork and Co. Limerick

Common Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica Corrchopog Family: Alismataceae Flowering time: June-September. Perennial. Native. Erect stems with whorls of small white flowers with yellow centres and 6 stamens, these usually open in afternoon. The erect long-stalked leaves are oval with cordate or truncate bases. A hairless plant, height to 75cm. Very frequent in muddy ditches and shallow fresh water. Similar: Narrow-leaved Water-plantain, Alisma lanceolatum. Tapered, narrower leaves. Occasional.

Common Water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Corrchopog