Aughinish, Co. Limerick, the Burren, Co. Clare

Autumn Gentian / Felwort Gentianella amarella Muilcheann Family: Gentianaceae Flowering time: July-September. Annual or biennial. Native. Blue, purple, pink or white erect flowers with 4 or 5 petals Calyx lobes narrow, equal in size. Rosette of oval-lanceolate basal leaves, stem leaves in pairs. Erect single or branched stems, ascending branches. Gentianella amarella subsp. hibernica has a longer corolla, over 19mm Decreasing on calcareous grassland and dunes, mainly west and central Ireland. Subsp. hibernica is even more rare, classed as Near Threatened Similar: Field Gentian, G. campestris. Outer calyx lobes broader

Autumn Gentian, Gentianella amarella, Muilcheann