Photographs: Inchigeelagh, Co. Cork

Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Lus corráin Family: Asteraceae Flowering time: July-September. Perennial. Native. Branched clusters of white flowers with greenish-white discs. The pointed, sharp-toothed leaves are lanceolate and more/less hairless. Erect, angular stems and a creeping woody rootstock. Height 20-60cm Most frequent in north and west Ireland on damp or wet ground on acidic or neutral soils. Meadows, stream-sides, wet heaths, roadsides and waste ground. Can be common on bare stony ground by some loughs Similar: Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

Sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica, Lus corráin