Photos: near Jarleys Cove, Kinsale, Co. Cork

Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine Buaflíon Breatnach Family: Scrophulariaceae Flowering July - September. Annual. Introduced. Solitary lipped flowers, inside of upper lip violet-maroon, lower pale yellow and a more/less straight spur. The calyx teeth are narrow. Spreading or prostrate stems, the alternate hairy leaves stalked and spearhead-shaped (hastate) Rare, though can be locally frequent in open, basic and sandy soils on waste and arable land and in gardens. Often coastal but mainly found in south and south-east Ireland.

Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Kickxia elatine, Buaflíon Breatnach