Photographs: the Burren, Co. Clare

Irish Eyebright Euphrasia salisburgensis Glanrosc gaelach Family: Scrophulariaceae Flowering: July-September. Semi-parasitic annual. Native. The small 2-lipped white flowers with a small lower lip are followed by oblong, hairless seed capsules. Bracts have a few long teeth in the upper half. The narrow leaves and stems are bronze/purple coloured. Pairs of slender erect or spreading branches usually present. Semi-parasitic on Wild Thyme. Part of the Lusitanian Flora. Confirmed by Alan Silverside Grows on infertile calcareous ground in grassland, dunes and among scrub. Only found in western Ireland and absent from Britain.

Irish Eyebright, Euphrasia salisburgensis, Glanrosc gaelach