Photos: Co. Cork and the Burren, Co. Clare

Sea Campion Silene uniflora Coireán mara Family: Caryophyllaceae Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native. White flowers with inflated pinkish-brown cylindrical calyx tubes, the petals notched and overlapping. Both flowering and non-flowering shoots are present. Mat-forming growth with small, narrow-oval waxy leaves. Height 8-25cm. Coastal on cliffs and shingle, also found inland on mountains. Similar: Bladder Campion, S. vulgaris. Divided petals, not overlapping

Sea Campion, Silene uniflora, Coireán mara