Photographs: Co. Cork and Co. Limerick

Greater Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella major Coll an dromáin Family: Apiaceae Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native. Flat-topped umbels of small, 5-petalled white or pink flowers without bracts or bracteoles. The lower leaves are pinnate with 3-9 coarse toothed leaflets, the stem leaves have inflated bases. A hairless plant with hollow, ridged stems. Height 50-120 cm. Prefers heavier, calcareous soils on roadsides, wood edges and in hedgebanks. Similar: Burnet-saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga

Greater Burnet-saxifrage, Pimpinella major, Coll an dromáin