Photographs: Derrynane, Co. Kerry

Kerry Lily Simethis mattiazzii (Simethis planifolia) Lile Fhíonáin Family: Liliaceae Flowering May - June. Rhizomatous perennial. Native Loose panicles of flowers, the six tepals white inside, pinkish-grey underneath and the stamens very white-woolly. The seed capsules are globose. All the narrow greyish-green leaves are basal and are as long or longer than the flower stalks. Height 20-40cm A very rare and protected species, classed as Near Threatened in the Red Data List 2016. Only found in a few sites on rocky ground in Co. Kerry and West Cork.

Kerry Lily, Simethis mattiazzii (Simethis planifolia), Lile Fhíonáin