Photographs: the Burren, Co. Clare

Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides Mórán caonaigh Family: Saxifragaceae Flowering time: May-August. Perennial. Native. White flowers with 5 petals that are longer than the sepals. Narrow lanceolate leaves, sometimes 3-lobed, with a rosette of leaves at tips of shoots and occasional stem leaves. Mat-forming growth habit with slender, prostrate leafy shoots. Calcareous or base rich ground on grassland on shallow, rocky soil and among rocks. Can be locally frequent in the Burren, Co.Clare Similar: Irish Saxifrage, Saxifraga rosacea

Mossy Saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides, Mórán caonaigh