Photographs: Mizen Head, Co. Cork

Brookweed Samolus valerandi Falcaire uisce Family: Primulaceae Flowering time: June-August. Short-lived perennial. Native. The spikes of small, usually 5-petalled white flowers are followed by globular seeds. The basal rosettes have short-stalked, untoothed, hairless leaves and the stem-leaves are alternate and stalk-less. Height 5-20cm. Forms small, often transient colonies on permanently and seasonly wet ground. Most frequent by coast but also found inland in western Ireland.

Brookweed, Samolus valerandi, Falcaire uisce