Photographs: Sherkin Island, Co. Cork

Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense Cos mhaideach Family: Fabaceae Flowering time: June-September. Annual. Native. The stalked flower-heads are egg-shaped with small white or pink flowers almost hidden by the dense silky white hairs. Stalked trifoliate lower leaves, the upper leaves un-stalked and linear-oblong. A hairy, usually erect plant. Height 5-20cm Occurs on open sandy or rocky ground on dunes, grassland and sea-cliffs. Local and usually coastal in Ireland but decreasing.

Hare's-foot Clover, Trifolium arvense, Cos mhaideach