Irish wildflowers
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
Blinks Montia fontana Fliodh uisce Family: Portulacaceae Flowering time: May-October. Aquatic or terrestrial annual. Native Tiny white 5-petalled flowers, 2-3 per stalk. Narrow spoon-shaped slightly succulent leaves. Reddish-green straggling stems, often forming a thick cushion. Spread to 50cm. Variable, several subspecies recognised The terrestrial form grows on bare, wet or damp acidic ground, the aquatic form in streams. Widepread but less frequent in central Ireland Similar: Common Water-starwort, Callitriche stagnalis |
Blinks, Montia fontana, Fliodh uisce
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