Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris Lus na pingine Family: Apiaceae Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native. Whorls of tiny pink flowers with 5-petals, but flowers are often absent. The small round leaves have shallow teeth and are on erect, hairy stalks attached at centre of leaves. Mat-forming growth, rooting at nodes Found throughout most of Ireland in damp or wet habitats. Similar: Wall Pennywort, Umbilicus rupestris has much larger leaves and tall spikes with many greenish-white flowers

Marsh Pennywort, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Lus na pingine