Database

This database is a personal record of plants which I have encountered in 2021.  It is the first outcome of an ongoing recording  programme of the wild plants of the Burren and the Aran Islands, further plants will be added to the database over time.

The purpose of the database is to construct an inventory of the wild plants of the Burren and the Aran Islands.  This will be of value as a resource for conservation and also as an educational tool for botanists and interested members of the general public

The locational data is on a 1km square scale but more precise locational data is provided to the NPWS and the BSBI.

The project is part funded by the small recorder grant of the NPWS

Burren Mixed Species

wdt_ID Latin name English name Irish name Family Plant profile Location Grid Reference Date Abundance Habitat Ethnobotany Conservation Threats Native? Conservation status
1 Allium ampeloprasum var.babington Wild Leek Wild Leek Liliaceae Kilnaboy N52.97,W009.02 05/07/2021 occasional roadside verge yes good picking yes? limited Irish distribution
2 Arctostaphylus uvi-ursi Bearberry Bearberry Ericaceae Murroogh N53.14,W009.27 07/09/2021 occasional limestone heath yes high none noted yes limited Irish distribution
3 Asperula cynanchica Squinancywort Squinancywort Rubiaceae Lough Bunny N53.01,W008.92 23/09/2021 occasional limestone pavement none noted good none noted yes headquarters in the Burren
4 Campanula rotundifolia Harebell Harebell Campanulaceae Rockforest N53.00,W008.98 22/07/2021 present limestone grassland none noted high none noted yes limited Irish distribution
5 Carlina vulgaris Carline thistle Carline thistle Asteraceae Inis Oírr N53.06,W009.53 01/08/2021 present roadside verge none noted high none noted yes limited Irish distribution
6 Centaurea scabiosa Greater Knapweed Greater Knapweed Asteraceae Rockforest N53.00,W008.98 21/07/2021 present limestone grassland none noted good none noted yes red list, near threatened
7 Circium dissectum Bog Thistle Bog Thistle Asteraceae Mullach Mór N52.99, W009.02 23/06/2021 frequent limestone heath none noted high none noted yes 25% of EU pop
8 Coeglossum viride Frog orchid Frog orchid Orchidaceae Inis Oírr N53.06,W009.52 01/08/2021 present limestone grassland none noted moderate trampling yes red list, near treatened
9 Dactylorhiza fuchsii var.okellyi O'Kelly's spotted-orchid O'Kelly's spotted-orchid Orchidaceae Mullagh Mór N52.99,W009.02 26/06/2021 present roadside verge Yes good picking yes >25% EU nos in IRL
10 Dryas octopetala Mountain avens Mountain avens Rosaceae Gleninagh N53.14,W009.27 07/09/2021 frequent limestone heath none noted high none noted yes headquarters in the Burren
Latin name English name Irish name Family Plant profile Location Grid Reference Date Abundance Habitat Ethnobotany Conservation Threats Native? Conservation status

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