Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork |
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum Lus na mban sí Family: Linaceae Flowering: June-September. Annual. Native. Very small white flowers with 5 un-notched petals and 5 narrow sepals. Leaves are narrowly oval, opposite on very thin erect to straggly forked stems that are sometimes reddish. A slender plant, easily overlooked when not flowering. Height: 5-20 cm Abundant throughout Ireland on base-rich to mildly acidic ground. Grassland, dunes, heaths and tracks in forestry plantations. Similar to some stitchworts but the petals of Fairy Flax are entire. |
Fairy Flax, Linum catharticum, Lus na mban sí