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Glasra 4: 7–45 (2000)<br />
<strong>Flora</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Connemara</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Burren</strong> - Records from 1984<br />
MARY J. P. SCANNELL<br />
Raglan Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Irel<strong>and</strong>.<br />
MATTHEW H. P. JEBB<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Garden</strong>s, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Irel<strong>and</strong>.<br />
ABSTRACT: New distributional records for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Connemara</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Burren</strong> (1983) are<br />
given since <strong>the</strong> publication <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. 66 additional species, sub-species <strong>and</strong> hybrids have<br />
been recorded, confirmed or reinstated to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. On <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> critical determinations a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Rubus <strong>and</strong> Taraxacum records have been withdrawn or altered. An additional 131<br />
new, confirmed or reinstated district records have been made. Nomenclatural changes <strong>and</strong> notes<br />
on <strong>the</strong> ecology or taxonomy <strong>of</strong> species are also given.<br />
INTRODUCTION (by M.J.P. Scannell)<br />
The <strong>Burren</strong> is an extensive region <strong>of</strong> bare limestone pavement strewn with erratics (<strong>of</strong><br />
granite), where alpine <strong>and</strong> Mediterranean species occur at sea-level; to <strong>the</strong> east <strong>the</strong>re are<br />
many calcareous lakes <strong>and</strong> turloughs. <strong>Connemara</strong> is an area <strong>of</strong> igneous, metamorphic <strong>and</strong><br />
sedimentary rock with lowl<strong>and</strong>s abounding in lakes <strong>and</strong> bogs <strong>of</strong> acid character. Both areas<br />
are situated on <strong>the</strong> shore <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> north Atlantic seaboard. They differ scenically <strong>and</strong><br />
floristically but share <strong>the</strong> same climatic factors - wet mild Winters, low Summer temperature<br />
with high precipitation <strong>and</strong> humidity. Due to deep cloud cover <strong>the</strong> sun is frequently<br />
occluded which allows shade species to thrive in <strong>the</strong> open.<br />
In 1801 Walter Wade ‘with much labour, <strong>and</strong> some difficulties’ made <strong>the</strong> first botanical<br />
survey <strong>of</strong> <strong>Connemara</strong> (Wade, 1802). This ‘pleasing task’ was undertaken at <strong>the</strong> instigation<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>n Dublin Society, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> introduction to his paper not only conveys a palpable<br />
excitement, but also indicates how inspirational Wade found his tour (Figure 1).<br />
When <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> was in press a request was made to <strong>the</strong> publishers for two interleaved<br />
copies to assist fur<strong>the</strong>r recording. Cambridge University Press generously forwarded two<br />
bound copies. One was retained in DBN to await expected fur<strong>the</strong>r information, <strong>the</strong> second<br />
was donated to <strong>the</strong> Botany Department, University College Galway, a centre <strong>of</strong> active field<br />
work. Records received in DBN were entered by MS.<br />
There are many post-1983 records <strong>and</strong> some are noteworthy. In 1987 Tom Curtis, Noel<br />
McGough <strong>and</strong> Edwin Wymer (1988), during work towards establishing which arable weeds<br />
merited Red List status, found Darnel, Lolium temulentum L. - <strong>the</strong> Tares <strong>of</strong> scripture - on<br />
each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> three isles <strong>of</strong> Aran, <strong>and</strong> Cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, on Inishmore. Both<br />
<strong>the</strong>se species had not been seen in Irel<strong>and</strong> since 1970, <strong>and</strong> were assumed to be extinct.<br />
In 1994 Tim Rich <strong>and</strong> friends found a flowering population <strong>of</strong> Luronium natans (L.) Raf.<br />
in Invermore Lough, previously only doubtful vegetative material was known from Irel<strong>and</strong>.<br />
The Galway plant reinstates L. natans in <strong>the</strong> Irish flora. There is a voucher specimen in<br />
DBN.<br />
The Dutch botanist John Bruinsma collected Callitriche palustris L. at Coole Nature<br />
reserve in July <strong>of</strong> 1999, <strong>the</strong> first genuine record <strong>of</strong> this continental European species in <strong>the</strong><br />
British Isles (Lansdown, 1998).
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Fig.1. The foreword to Walter Wade’s Catalogus plantarum rariorum in comitatu<br />
Gallovidiae, praecipue Cunnamara inventarum published in <strong>the</strong> Transactions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Dublin Society in 1802.<br />
In 1731 <strong>the</strong> Dublin (later Royal) Society was founded for <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> ‘improving<br />
husb<strong>and</strong>ry, manufactures <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r useful Arts’, Science was added later. Walter Wade,<br />
M.D. (c.1760 – 1825) was appointed pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Botany to <strong>the</strong> Society in 1796, following<br />
<strong>the</strong> publication <strong>of</strong> a paper on <strong>the</strong> flora <strong>of</strong> county Dublin. As Irel<strong>and</strong>’s leading botanist <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> time, he was chiefly responsible, along with John Foster, for <strong>the</strong> establishment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Garden</strong>s at Glasnevin.
10 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
The most remarkable discovery was made in 1988 by three Somerset botanists, Paul <strong>and</strong><br />
Ian Green <strong>and</strong> Geraldine Crouch, <strong>of</strong> Haloragis micrantha (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Siebold &<br />
Zucc. – an Australasian species. The plant was noted growing in mats on a track used by<br />
turf-cutters on <strong>the</strong> south side <strong>of</strong> L. Bola in <strong>the</strong> Carna-Glinsk peninsula. It was growing with<br />
Juncus planifolius R.Br., an alien also native to Australia found in abundance in 1971 in<br />
<strong>the</strong> same peninsula <strong>and</strong> considered introduced through <strong>the</strong> activities <strong>of</strong> man. The area is<br />
considered by some to be ‘remote’, but it should be borne in mind that at <strong>the</strong> turn <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
century a pioneer forestry experiment was initiated at Knockboy (north <strong>of</strong> L. Bola), ‘ ...some<br />
hundreds <strong>of</strong> acres were planted ... with a remarkable diversity <strong>of</strong> species’ (McEvoy, 1954).<br />
Maps produced at <strong>the</strong> turn <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> century (O.S. One Inch Sheet 104, 1904) show an area <strong>of</strong><br />
well over three square kilometres <strong>of</strong> woodl<strong>and</strong> planted to <strong>the</strong> South <strong>and</strong> East <strong>of</strong> Knockboy.<br />
Nearly 2½ million trees <strong>of</strong> 26 species <strong>of</strong> hardwoods <strong>and</strong> s<strong>of</strong>twoods were planted between<br />
1891 <strong>and</strong> 1894 (Niall O Carroll pers. comm. 28/09/1999). A visit in 1999 (M. Jebb pers.<br />
comm.) revealed that <strong>the</strong> plantation at Knockboy still has a remarkable diversity <strong>of</strong> trees,<br />
including Abies gr<strong>and</strong>is, Cupressus macrocarpa, <strong>and</strong> Pinus pinaster. This activity may<br />
have had some bearing on <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> such alien species in north-west Europe.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>r research is needed to interpret <strong>the</strong> occurrence <strong>of</strong> two non-native plants far from <strong>the</strong><br />
source <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir origin.<br />
Many botanists contributed <strong>the</strong>ir records to <strong>the</strong> inter-leaved copy <strong>and</strong> credit is given to<br />
<strong>the</strong> recorders throughout <strong>the</strong> paper. Three contributors st<strong>and</strong> out, each <strong>of</strong> whom<br />
communicated directly with <strong>the</strong> herbarium. Tim Robinson observed <strong>the</strong> flora while<br />
engaged in his main interest, cartography. His maps, <strong>of</strong> <strong>Burren</strong> (1977), Aran (1980), <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Connemara</strong> (1990), which explore <strong>of</strong>fshore isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> distant valleys, are acclaimed. Con<br />
Breen, during his free time <strong>and</strong> holiday periods has worked <strong>the</strong> coastal areas <strong>of</strong> districts 5,<br />
6, <strong>and</strong> 7 <strong>and</strong> some mountain districts – with <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> in one h<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> a critical eye in <strong>the</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r. Well-pressed, well-documented specimens, which are preserved in <strong>the</strong> <strong>National</strong><br />
Herbarium, support his finds. Cilian Roden has botanised mountain cliffs <strong>and</strong> coums <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Twelve Bens, <strong>the</strong> Maumturks <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r high ground in <strong>Connemara</strong>, <strong>and</strong> has provided<br />
much interesting information on rock types <strong>and</strong> plant preferences. Cilian followed <strong>the</strong><br />
routes <strong>of</strong> some early botanists, in particular H. C. Hart (1847–1908), <strong>and</strong> has uncovered<br />
many species not seen since Hart’s report <strong>of</strong> 1883. Tom Curtis made available numerous<br />
records that <strong>the</strong> <strong>National</strong> Parks <strong>and</strong> Wildlife division has recorded or received over <strong>the</strong><br />
past 20 years.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> chapter on <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> reference is made to <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> Walter<br />
Wade. He is given <strong>the</strong>re as William Wade (Page xli), an error which arose on <strong>the</strong><br />
transmission <strong>of</strong> type to print.<br />
All royalties from <strong>the</strong> publication <strong>of</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Connemara</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Burren</strong> were paid to<br />
<strong>the</strong> Royal Irish Academy <strong>and</strong> were credited to <strong>the</strong> Robert Lloyd Praeger Fund for<br />
promotion <strong>of</strong> fieldwork on <strong>the</strong> Natural History <strong>of</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong>.<br />
David A. Webb, <strong>the</strong> senior author <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Connemara</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Burren</strong>, died<br />
following an accident near Oxford in 1994. For tributes to his life <strong>and</strong> work, see W. A.<br />
Watts in <strong>the</strong> Irish Naturalists’ Journal 25 (1995); J. R. Akeroyd <strong>and</strong> P. S. Wyse Jackson in<br />
Watsonia 21 (1996), <strong>and</strong> M. H. P. Jebb in Glasra 3 (1998).<br />
CORRECTIONS AND SUNDRY ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA<br />
The <strong>Flora</strong> deals chiefly with <strong>the</strong> whole <strong>of</strong> West Galway (H16) <strong>and</strong> with nor<strong>the</strong>rn County<br />
Clare (H9) as delimited by Webb (1962). It should be noted that for continuity between <strong>the</strong>
FLORA OF CONNEMARA AND THE BURREN - RECORDS FROM 1984 11<br />
two regions, a ‘corridor’ – part <strong>of</strong> South East Galway (H15) <strong>and</strong> North East Galway (H17)<br />
was also included, as part <strong>of</strong> districts 3 <strong>and</strong> 4. Recorders without access to <strong>the</strong> original<br />
flora can trace <strong>the</strong> boundaries <strong>of</strong> this region where it differs from <strong>the</strong> vice-county borders<br />
on modern maps. The vice-county border between West (H16) <strong>and</strong> North East Galway<br />
(H17) runs down <strong>the</strong> centre <strong>of</strong> Lough Corrib, but <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> boundary differs by making a<br />
l<strong>and</strong>fall within North East Galway, 2 km north <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Menlough Marble-quarries, where a<br />
minor road approaches <strong>the</strong> lake shore (M 291 303). The boundary <strong>the</strong>n follows <strong>the</strong> arc <strong>of</strong><br />
minor roads through Ballindooly (M 318 296), <strong>the</strong>n via <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn minor road to<br />
Twomileditch (M 335 289) <strong>and</strong> from <strong>the</strong>re it follows a road to <strong>the</strong> east, which runs in a<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rly direction down to <strong>the</strong> main Galway-Dublin road (M 344 273).<br />
The boundary now follows <strong>the</strong> main road (N6), skirting Oranmore, <strong>and</strong> along <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
road (T11 on old maps, N18 on new maps) through Clarinbridge, Kilcolgan, Gort <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>nce to Ennis. Thus taking in <strong>the</strong> coastal strip <strong>of</strong> South East Galway (H 15). The<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn part <strong>of</strong> county Clare (H9) is delimited by <strong>the</strong> road which runs westwards from<br />
Ennis (<strong>the</strong> T70, or N85 on new) towards Inagh (R 209 813). At Inagh <strong>the</strong> boundary <strong>the</strong>n<br />
follows <strong>the</strong> minor road heading almost due west (R460 on new maps). After 4 km (R 168<br />
809) <strong>the</strong> boundary stays with an even lesser road that forks to <strong>the</strong> right. Towards <strong>the</strong><br />
coast <strong>the</strong> boundary <strong>the</strong>n follows <strong>the</strong> road through Moy Beg (R 098 846) <strong>and</strong> Carrowgar<br />
(R 095 852), <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>nce to where <strong>the</strong> river Moy debouches into Liscannor Bay (R 092 862).<br />
Throughout this paper, reference to <strong>Flora</strong> refers to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Connemara</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Burren</strong> (1983). Fur<strong>the</strong>r additions should be sent to <strong>the</strong> Keeper <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Herbarium, <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Garden</strong>s, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.<br />
NOTES<br />
The family sequence follows that in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Connemara</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Burren</strong> (1983).<br />
Nomenclatural changes have been made in line with <strong>the</strong> 2nd edition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> New <strong>Flora</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> British Isles (Stace, 1997), but for ease <strong>of</strong> reference <strong>the</strong> species names are entered as in<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> with <strong>the</strong> current name in bold typeface following after a ? sign, as:<br />
Lathyrus montanus Bernh. ? L. linifolius (Reichard) Bässler<br />
The Following abbreviations are used:<br />
Atlas = Perring & Walters, 1962. Atlas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> British <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
BEL = Ulster Museum, Belfast.<br />
BRC = Biological Records Centre.<br />
CGE = Botany School, Cambridge University.<br />
Crit. Suppl. = Perring & Sell, 1968. Critical supplement to <strong>the</strong> Atlas <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> British<br />
<strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
DBN = <strong>National</strong> Herbarium, Glasnevin.<br />
LANC = Dept. <strong>of</strong> Biological Sciences, Lancashire University.<br />
LTR = Herbarium, University <strong>of</strong> Leicester.<br />
RNG = Botany Department, University <strong>of</strong> Reading.<br />
TCD = Herbarium, Botany School, Trinity College Dublin.<br />
Collectors <strong>of</strong> field records, mostly unpublished, from 1983:<br />
DEA David E. Allen CB Con Breen<br />
TGFC Tom G. F. Curtis DL Doreen Lambert<br />
AML Anne Marie Logan HNMcG H.Noel McGough<br />
JJM John J. Moore TCGR Tim Rich
12 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
TR Tim Robinson CR Cilian Roden<br />
MS Mary (Maura) Scannell DAW David A. Webb<br />
SDW Sarah Webster MWJ Mike Wyse Jackson<br />
When records have been communicated or published using Imperial measurements, <strong>the</strong>se<br />
have deliberately not been converted to metric form, since in many cases <strong>the</strong> measures<br />
apply to <strong>the</strong> 1/2 inch to one mile (1:126,720) Ordnance Survey maps <strong>of</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong>. These maps<br />
have only recently (1993, 1995) been updated for <strong>the</strong> region with <strong>the</strong> Discovery Series<br />
maps based on a 1:50,000 scale. Historical accuracy is better served without uninformed<br />
conversions. Because <strong>of</strong> varying levels <strong>of</strong> precision, eastings <strong>and</strong> northings, when given,<br />
have been separated by a space for clarity. The previous anglicis ation <strong>of</strong> place names,<br />
followed by a recent revival <strong>and</strong> reversion to <strong>the</strong> Irish language (i.e. <strong>the</strong> maps published by<br />
Tim Robinson, 1977, 1980, 1997) means that many names have been used interchangeably<br />
(e.g. Inishméain <strong>and</strong> Inishmaan). No st<strong>and</strong>ard is maintained here, since usage is <strong>of</strong>ten <strong>of</strong><br />
significance in indicating which map source has been used.<br />
THE RECORDS<br />
Thalictrum alpinum L.<br />
7 By a small stream on Ben Lettery, August 1855, Isaac Carroll, The Phytologist 2<br />
(1857) 76.<br />
8 E. ridge, Corcoge Mtn., Maamturk Range, on damp broken rocky ground at 530 m<br />
on NE shoulder, 2 miles NW <strong>of</strong> Maam Cross, 5/07/1991, locally abundant on damp<br />
ledges <strong>and</strong> flushes (DBN) CB in litt. to MS 3/04/1992.<br />
Ranunculus aquatilis L.<br />
2 In a cattle-drinking pond excavated in drift on <strong>the</strong> S side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> road before it drops<br />
steeply into Cahergrillaun, 15/05/1983, R 259 988, JJM, in litt. to MS, 5/07/1983. E<br />
<strong>of</strong> Rockview House, W <strong>of</strong> Carran (Webb & Scannell, 1984). Large pond at <strong>Burren</strong><br />
village, M 28 11 (Preston et al., 1991).<br />
Reinstate district 2.<br />
Ranunculus baudotii Godr.<br />
3 Brackish ponds SW <strong>of</strong> Parkmore, Kinvarra Bay, M 33 12 (Preston et al., 1991).<br />
Add district 3.<br />
Ranunculus peltatus Schrank<br />
1 R. Fergus nr. Cor<strong>of</strong>in, R 265 890, 14/07/1984 (RNG). R. Fergus N <strong>of</strong> bridge above<br />
Inchiquin L., Killinaboy, R 26 91, 26/08/1988 (RNG), SDW.<br />
3 R Fergus, Ennis, R 346 780, 17/07/1984 (RNG), SDW.<br />
4 Mill Race, Galway, M 29 25, 15/07/1984 (RNG), SDW.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, R. peltatus was placed in square brackets (page 7) because <strong>the</strong>re were<br />
<strong>the</strong>n ‘... no firm records’. The above records, made chiefly by Dr. Sarah Webster,<br />
‘confirm <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> R. peltatus in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> region ...[it] seems possible that<br />
some records <strong>of</strong> R. penicillatus published in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> could refer to R. peltatus ...’<br />
(Preston et al., 1991).<br />
Confirmed for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Ranunculus sceleratus L.<br />
3 Dried pond, by brackish ponds SW <strong>of</strong> Parkmore, M 33 12 (Preston et al., 1991).<br />
5 On a road, ‘... surfaced with s<strong>and</strong> overlain by granite shore gravel ... not subject to<br />
inundation’, Shannawonneen td. 3 km N <strong>of</strong> Spiddal, M 12 24, M. O’Connell, INJ 20<br />
(1982) 506.
FLORA OF CONNEMARA AND THE BURREN - RECORDS FROM 1984 13<br />
6 ‘In one freshwater pool on Inishmuskerry Is. (<strong>of</strong>f Feenish Is.)’, 5 km S <strong>of</strong> Carna,<br />
25/06/1983, TR (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Add dis tricts 3 & 6.<br />
Ranunculus lingua L.<br />
(2) ‘Marshes near Ennis, 1804 Mackay’ [J. T. Mackay], ex herb Adm. Jones (DBN),<br />
noted March 1991.<br />
This specimen confirms <strong>the</strong> historical presence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> species in district 2.<br />
Berberis vulgaris L.<br />
3 Still near Killourney, R 39 98, TGFC, 1996 (First record Webb, 1963).<br />
*Berberis darwinii Hook.f.<br />
6 Leitir Deiscart townl<strong>and</strong>, near Carna, ‘yards from houses’ 11/08/1984 TR.<br />
Add district 6.<br />
*Nymphaea alba L.<br />
2 Turlough at Carran, R 28 98, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
Add district 2.<br />
Papaver lecoquii Lamotte ? P. dubium subsp. lecoquii (Lamotte) Syme<br />
Meconopsis cambrica (L.)Vig.<br />
2 ‘About 6 plants at <strong>the</strong> base <strong>of</strong> overhanging limestone rocks NW <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
shale/limestone boundary’ Ballyelly, M 145 055, 05/1993, CR. Up to 30 plants on a<br />
limestone scarp in Aillwee, M 23 04, E.M. & G. D’Arcy.<br />
Glaucium flavum Crantz<br />
2 N coast <strong>of</strong> Inishmáin, 1983, 1985-1987, Mrs. Karen Smith in litt. to DBN, 27/06/1989.<br />
‘Three plants on coarse shingle S <strong>of</strong> small quay at NW point <strong>of</strong> isl<strong>and</strong> … Hart’s<br />
station <strong>of</strong> 1875 exactly as described’ (In one place on <strong>the</strong> north-western shore,<br />
about <strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> its length from north-east to south-west), Inishmaan, 06/1982,<br />
CB.<br />
4 N shore <strong>of</strong> Tawin isl<strong>and</strong>, Galway bay, M 311 197, HNMcG <strong>and</strong> AML, INJ 22 (1988)<br />
412.<br />
Reinstate districts 2, 4 & A.<br />
Fumaria capreolata L.<br />
2 One plant on waste ground near R. Caher, not far from caravan site, 1/06/1984,<br />
A.S.Dunn in litt. to DAW, 10/05/1985.<br />
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser<br />
5 Water-logged habitat at road margin, Shanawoneen townl<strong>and</strong>, 3 km N <strong>of</strong> Spiddal, M<br />
12 24, M. O’Connell, INJ 20 (1982) 506.<br />
Reinstate district 5.<br />
Rorippa isl<strong>and</strong>ica (Oeder) Borbás<br />
7 Renvyle, in ditch W <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> outflow, 26/07/1989, seen by TCGR in litt. to MS<br />
28/07/1989.<br />
Nasturtium <strong>of</strong>ficinale R.Br. ? Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek<br />
N. microphyllum (Boenn.) Reichenb. ? Rorippa microphylla (Boenn.) Hyl. ex A.D.Love<br />
Nasturtium × sterile (Airy-Shaw) Oefel. ? Rorippa × sterilis Airy Shaw<br />
(R. nasturtium-aquaticum × R. microphylla)<br />
7 Aillebrack, W <strong>of</strong> Ballyconneely, L 585 430, 1980, DL.<br />
Cardamine hirsuta L.<br />
7 Common around Roundstone Harbour, also on <strong>the</strong> ‘Sky Road’, W <strong>of</strong> Clifden, L 61<br />
52, 29/05/1984, TR.
14 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
Cardamine impatiens L.<br />
2 Still at Ballyvaughan harbour, TGFC, 1999.<br />
Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.<br />
2 Mullaghmore, ca. 100 m, 24/05/1981, S. Karley in litt. to MS, 02/1984.<br />
5 Lawn <strong>and</strong> flower-beds <strong>of</strong> dwelling, Cherry Park, Newcastle, M29 26, 1986, HNMcG<br />
(DBN) INJ 22 (1988) 412.<br />
7 ‘A dozen plants...’, at foot <strong>of</strong> S. facing wall on road from S. Pier, Roundstone,<br />
29/05/1984, TR.<br />
8 Roadside in Cornamona, 08/1996, CB.<br />
Add districts 5 & 7.<br />
Cochlearia scotica Druce ? Cochlearia <strong>of</strong>ficinalis subsp. scotica (Druce) P.S. Wyse<br />
Jackson<br />
Cochlearia danica L.<br />
7 N pier Roundstone, ‘covered in it’, 04/1984, TR.<br />
Thlaspi arvense L.<br />
6 Weedy vegetable lot, Carraroe village, 08/1984, CB.<br />
8 Farml<strong>and</strong> at Ashford Castle, TGFC, 06/07/1973.<br />
Add districts 6 & 8.<br />
Erophila verna (L.) DC.<br />
7 Roundstone, 03/1984, TR.<br />
Subularia aquatica L.<br />
6 Loch an Chaolaigh, 2 km SE <strong>of</strong> Carna, L 804 307, J. Ryan, 1996.<br />
Cakile maritima Scop.<br />
5 W side <strong>of</strong> Spiddal Pier, 1984, CB.<br />
6 Beach at Trabawn, SE corner <strong>of</strong> Gorumna Is., 1984, CB.<br />
Crambe maritima L.<br />
2 Trá an Mhaindlin, Inishmaan, L 947 068, P. Fay, 1996<br />
6 ‘Record for district 6. Known for 40-50 years’ Mrs. E. de Butleir. - ‘size <strong>of</strong> station<br />
would appear to verify this’, 1984, CB. Lettermullan Isl<strong>and</strong>, CR, 1993.<br />
Raphanus raphanistrum L.<br />
5 Extends along <strong>the</strong> coast from Spiddal to Inveran, 1984, CB.<br />
6 Br<strong>and</strong>y Harbour, M 368 162, 05/1982, JJM.<br />
Tuberaria guttata (L.) Fourr.<br />
6 30 plants on knoll marked 64 ft, SE <strong>of</strong> Gorumna Is., L 899 210, 1985, HNMcG.<br />
7 Inishb<strong>of</strong>in, ‘Still occurring occasionally on <strong>the</strong> higher ground, ca. 300 plants seen in<br />
all’, L 5 6, 1985, HNMcG <strong>and</strong> AML, INJ 22 (1988) 412. Still on Inishshark, near<br />
deserted village, P. Fay & S. Waldren, 1996.<br />
Helian<strong>the</strong>mum canum (L.) Baumg. ? Helian<strong>the</strong>mum oel<strong>and</strong>icum (L.) Dum.<br />
subsp. piloselloides (Lapeyr.) Greuter & Burdet<br />
Viola reichenbachiana Jordan ex Bor.<br />
4/8 Clareville, Oughterard, M114 424, 1975, DL.<br />
Viola lactea Sm.<br />
6 Heath behind Carraroe growing near Tuberaria guttata, M 91 23, 06/1993, CR.<br />
7 Occasional on heathy ground on NE side <strong>of</strong> Truska L., Mannin; L 59 45, also on hill<br />
NE <strong>of</strong> this lake near large concrete water tank with Ophioglossum, CB in litt. to MS<br />
2/11/1990.<br />
Viola tricolor subsp. curtisii (Forst.) Syme<br />
2 Lahinch dunes 1971, S. Karley in litt. to MS 03/1984.<br />
[Viola kitaibeliana Schult.
FLORA OF CONNEMARA AND THE BURREN - RECORDS FROM 1984 15<br />
Meikle (1997) suggested that he may have seen this species in June 1946, growing in<br />
rough pasture not far inl<strong>and</strong> from a spit <strong>of</strong> s<strong>and</strong> about 2 km NE <strong>of</strong> Ballyvaughan. "At<br />
<strong>the</strong> time I assumed <strong>the</strong> Viola was a dwarf form <strong>of</strong> V. arvensis but was surprised to see it<br />
in a pasture…a weed <strong>of</strong> cultivated ground." The species is unknown for Irel<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> record seems unlikely].<br />
Silene vulgaris Garcke subsp. maritima (With.) Á. Löve & D. Löve ? Silene uniflora Roth<br />
Silene dioica (L.) Clairv.<br />
6 In scrub, Letterard, W <strong>of</strong> Glinsk, M 75 36, 07/1985, CR in INJ 25 (1996). Fringing a<br />
heron’s nest (Photograph), Gorumna Isl<strong>and</strong>, Whilde (1994, p.139).<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Lychnis flos-cuculi L.<br />
2 Marshy hollow below Go rtnagapall, Inishmore (Webb & Scannell, 1984) – first<br />
recorded in Atlas (1962), DAW in J. Life Sc. R. Dublin Soc., 2 (1980) 61. ‘Spring<br />
areas in Glen <strong>of</strong> Clab’, G.Doyle, pers. comm. to MS 26/07/1986.<br />
Add district 2 & 2A.<br />
Cerastium semidec<strong>and</strong>rum L.<br />
7 Dog’s Bay, 1980 (DBN), CB.<br />
Cerastium arvense L.<br />
5 On coastal rocks at An Leathchartúr, near Inveran, M 00 20, 05/1993, CR (1996).<br />
Stellaria neglecta Weihe<br />
1 Vicinity <strong>of</strong> Poulsallagh, map in Atlas (1962) p. 70.<br />
Unconfirmed record.<br />
Stellaria holostea L.<br />
8 Roadside hedge about 2 miles down <strong>the</strong> Dooros peninsula, 06/1983, TR; roadside<br />
hedge Cornamona-Maam road, about 2 miles SE <strong>of</strong> Maam on S side <strong>of</strong> road, 06/1983,<br />
TR (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Add district 8.<br />
Stellaria alsine Grimm ? S. uliginosum Murray<br />
Arenaria serpyllifolia L. subsp. leptoclados (Rchb.) Nyman<br />
8 The map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p.13 indicates a location close to <strong>the</strong> Mayo border at<br />
Lough Nafooey.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Moehringia trinervia (L.) Clairv.<br />
2 Wood at Clooncoose, near road, R 28 94, Daniel Burke, 16/05/1983, comm. JJM<br />
(Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
7 3 or 4 plants under bracken, on a dry knoll by lake shore, L. Nawheelaun, N <strong>of</strong><br />
Roundstone, 25/06/1984 TR.<br />
Add district 2.<br />
Althaea <strong>of</strong>ficinalis L.<br />
4 Ballyvaughan pier, one plant, 1981, S.Karley in litt. to MS 03/1984.<br />
Add district 4.<br />
*Lavatera arborea L.<br />
2A Glaunacaun beach, Inishmore, Faith Wilson, 1999.<br />
4 Occasional on roadsides <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>ward <strong>of</strong> shingle/boulder beaches on Tawin Is. M<br />
31, 1985-1986, HNMcG <strong>and</strong> AML, INJ 22 (1988) 412.<br />
6 Poinnte, S <strong>of</strong> Carraroe, L 93 21, Mrs. MacAlasdair, 1985-1986 (DBN).<br />
Reinstate district 4, add district 6.
16 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L’Hér.<br />
6 S<strong>and</strong>y shore, Doleen Harbour, S <strong>of</strong> Carraroe, 1984, CB.<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Frangula alnus Miller<br />
3 One prostrate plant W <strong>of</strong> L. Fingall nr. Kilcolgan (M 417 150), 19/04/1994, G. D’Arcy<br />
& I. Rippey. On south side <strong>of</strong> L. Bunny, 07/06/1997, I. Rippey, in litt. to MS<br />
14/10/1998.<br />
*Acer campestre L.<br />
2 ‘A gryke full’, Fanore, between 500 ft <strong>and</strong> 900 ft, 18/05/1981, S. L. M. Karley in litt.<br />
to MS 03/1983.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Ononis repens L.<br />
4 Gravelly banks by old railway line N <strong>of</strong> Ballycuirke L., M 230 325, ca. 1970, DL<br />
(Webb & Scannell, 1984). Renmore townl<strong>and</strong> at Cromwell’s Fort, in patches, 8 sq.<br />
ft., spreading, 07/1985, Hugh O’Donnell. Occasional in rough grassl<strong>and</strong> on low,<br />
clay, sea cliffs, behind Renmore barracks, also on rocky seashore fronting cliffs, M<br />
311 246, 1985-86, HNMcG (DBN), INJ 22 (1988) 413.<br />
6 One plant at SE corner <strong>of</strong> Gorumna Isl<strong>and</strong>, L 899 210, HNMcG, INJ 22 (1988) 412.<br />
7 ‘Two separate stations on machair-type grassl<strong>and</strong> on <strong>the</strong> peninsula NW <strong>of</strong><br />
Erriseask House Hotel, Ballyconneely, CB in litt. to MS 2/11/1990; NW end <strong>of</strong><br />
peninsula CB in litt. to MS, 3/04/1992 (DBN).<br />
Add districts 4, 6 & 7. This species, a casual, is in square brackets in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> since it<br />
had not been seen since 1960.<br />
Trifolium arvense L.<br />
6 One plant at SE corner <strong>of</strong> Gorumna Isl<strong>and</strong>, L 899 210, 1985, HNMcG, INJ 22 (1988)<br />
412.<br />
Lotus corniculatus var. crassifolius (Pers. ) Rouy<br />
2A S<strong>and</strong>y ground between airstrip & <strong>National</strong> school, Inissheer, CB, 12/06/1987 (DBN).<br />
NE end <strong>of</strong> airstrip, Inishmaan, CB, 11/06/1987 (DBN).<br />
7 Coral str<strong>and</strong>, Ballyconneely, CB, 05/07/1986 (DBN). Stabilised blown s<strong>and</strong> at rear <strong>of</strong><br />
dunes, E <strong>of</strong> Knock head, 23/05/1979, J. R. Akeroyd (DBN).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. This variety is characterised by <strong>the</strong> thick, glaucous leaves.<br />
Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr ? L. pedunculatus Cav.<br />
Astragalus danicus Retz.<br />
2 Reported to DBN by Mrs. Karen S. Smith, Inishmore, Aran, 27/06/1989: ‘A. danicus<br />
was prolific this year but <strong>the</strong>re is a golf course proposed for <strong>the</strong> largest station on<br />
Inishmore.’ Cladach an tSiúite, Inishmaan, L 950 063, TGFC et al. 1987.<br />
Vicia orobus DC.<br />
8 Amongst boulders SW end <strong>of</strong> Coad Is., SE <strong>of</strong> Inchagoill; S end <strong>of</strong> Bilberry Is., <strong>of</strong>f<br />
Oughterard, 14/08/1992, CR in litt. to DAW, 18/08/1992 <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>nce to DBN. ‘Wade<br />
vindicated after 190 years.’ Coad Isl<strong>and</strong> North, <strong>and</strong> Coad Isl<strong>and</strong> South, Bilberry<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>, Bronteen Isl<strong>and</strong>; CR, INJ 25 (1995) 131.<br />
Reinstate to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Lathyrus montanus Bernh. ? L. linifolius (Reichard) Bässler<br />
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. subsp. maritimus (L.) P.Ball<br />
6 North <strong>of</strong> <strong>and</strong> opposite Dog Isl<strong>and</strong>, Lettermullan, L 846 213, P.Fay 1996.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. The sea pea is thought to derive from ocean-borne seed <strong>of</strong> American
FLORA OF CONNEMARA AND THE BURREN - RECORDS FROM 1984 17<br />
origin. Seeds have been recorded from numerous west coast beaches, including those<br />
in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> region, but plants have previously only been recorded for Cork, Kerry,<br />
Donegal, <strong>and</strong> Wexford (Minchin & Minchin, 1996). This was <strong>the</strong> first record <strong>of</strong> living<br />
plants for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> region.<br />
Rubus spp.<br />
A list <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> microspecies known from <strong>the</strong> study area was given in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Following final typesetting, E. S. Edees communicated with DAW (12/10/1982) <strong>and</strong><br />
recommended that <strong>the</strong> following name changes be made:<br />
for R. selmeri ? R. nemoralis P. J. Mueller<br />
for R. hebecaulis ? R. lanaticaulis Edees & Newton<br />
for R. vectensis ? R. dentatifolius (Briggs) W. C. R. Watson<br />
delete R. purpureicaulis<br />
*Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim.<br />
7 Verges <strong>of</strong> drive to <strong>Connemara</strong> <strong>National</strong> Park Visitors Centre, Letterfrack, L 709 575,<br />
07/1998, DEA INJ 26 (1999) 182.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Rubus plicatus Weihe & Nees<br />
7 Reedswamp nr. Cloonbeg Bridge, L 7546, 07/1998, DEA INJ 26 (1999) 182.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Rubus leptothyrsos G.Braun<br />
7 Claddaghduff/Cleggan area. Edees & Newton (1988) map, p.311.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Rubus altiarcuatus W.C.Barton & Riddelsd.<br />
7 Inishb<strong>of</strong>in, Edees & Newton (1988) map, p.318<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Rubus amplificatus Lees.<br />
7 Claddaghduff/Cleggan area. Edees & Newton 1988 map, p.319. Rushy field at <strong>the</strong> E<br />
end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Faul peninsula, L 655 495, 07/1998, DEA, INJ 26 (1999) 182.<br />
Add district 7.<br />
Rubus mollisimus Rogers – delete, record not valid (Edees & Newton 1988).<br />
Rubus dumnoniensis Bab.<br />
7 Renvyle <strong>and</strong> Kylemore Lough, Newton, INJ 22 (1986) 67.<br />
Add district 7.<br />
Rubus chlorothyrsos Focke – delete, dubious name (Edees & Newton, 1988).<br />
Rubus hebecaulis ? R. lanaticaulis Edees & Newton<br />
5 Galway area, Edees & Newton (1988) map, p.332.<br />
7 North <strong>of</strong> Clifden, Newton, INJ 22 (1986) 67.<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Rubus wirralensis Newton<br />
6 near Maam, Edees & Newton (1988) map, p.336.<br />
7 near Toombeola, Newton, INJ 22 (1986) 67.<br />
Add districts 6 & 7.<br />
Rubus cinerosus Rogers – delete, record not valid (Edees & Newton, 1988).<br />
Rubus dunensis Rogers – delete, record not valid (Edees & Newton, 1988).<br />
Rubus adenanthoides Newton<br />
7 North <strong>of</strong> Clifden, Newton, INJ 22 (1986) 67.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.
18 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
Rubus fuscus Weihe – delete, record not valid (Edees & Newton, 1988).<br />
Rubus largificus W.C.R.Watson<br />
7 Boggy willow thicket on moorl<strong>and</strong> at 300 m below Coill uí Mhongeir, E <strong>of</strong> Clifden, L<br />
674 496, 07/1998, DEA, INJ 26 (1999) 183. Hedge-tops, lane at E end <strong>of</strong> Faul<br />
peninsula, L 653 495, ibid. Bank & hedge top by sea 100 m W <strong>of</strong> Cashel Church, L<br />
802 425, ibid.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Rubus acutipetalus Lef. & Mueller – delete, dubious name (Edees & Newton, 1988).<br />
Rubus koehleri Weihe ? R. milesii Newton – delete, record not valid (Edees & Newton,<br />
1988).<br />
Rubus hypochlorus Lef. & Mueller – delete, dubious name (Edees & Newton, 1988).<br />
Rubus echinatoides (Rogers) Dallman<br />
8 By L. Corrib about 5 km SW <strong>of</strong> Cong, M 11 54, 1896, E. S. Marshall (DBN), INJ 24<br />
(1993) 251.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Rubus rubristylus W.C.R.Watson<br />
8 By L. Corrib about 5 km SW <strong>of</strong> Cong, M 11 54, 1896, E. S. Marshall (BM), INJ 24<br />
(1993) 252.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Rubus pyramidalis Kaltenb.<br />
7 East <strong>of</strong> Clifden, 1998, DEA; near Toombeola, Newton, INJ 22 (1986) 67.<br />
Add district 7<br />
Rubus hindii A.L.Bull.<br />
7 Common on roadsides, Moyard to Crockaunroe, L6557, 6656, 07/1998, DEA, INJ 26<br />
(1999) 184.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Geum × intermedium Ehrh. (G. rivale × G. urbanum)<br />
4 Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 28.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Potentilla anglica Laich.<br />
6 ‘Roadside between Maam Cross <strong>and</strong> Screeb, about 15 or more double-flowered<br />
plants’, DL, INJ 16 (1969) 149. Double flowered P. erecta also seen, 1968, DL, INJ<br />
16 (1969) 142.<br />
Potentilla × suberecta Zimm. (P. erecta × P. anglica)<br />
1 Lisdoonvarna, R 11 96, Matfield et al., 1970, INJ 25 (1995) 52.<br />
Add district 1.<br />
Potentilla × mixta Nolte ex Reichb. (P. anglica × P. reptans)<br />
1 Ballynalackan, M 1210, Matfield et al., 1970, INJ (1995) 52.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Potentilla fruticosa L.<br />
2 ‘We visited <strong>the</strong> Ballyvaughan site <strong>and</strong> could find no specimens. Mrs. M. A. Keane<br />
told us <strong>the</strong> site was cleared during Autumn -Winter 1983-4’, A. S. Dunn in litt. to<br />
DAW 1985. Newtown Turlough, M 221 075, 1997, O'Mahony.<br />
Aphanes arvensis L.<br />
6 & 7 Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 33.<br />
Add districts 6 & 7.<br />
Aphanes microcarpa (Boiss. & Reuter) Rothm. ? A. australis Rybd.
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2 Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 33.<br />
Add district 2.<br />
*Acaena sp.<br />
7 Driveways in grounds <strong>of</strong> Kylemore Castle, 1986, J. Fitzharris. In <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> this was<br />
noted as occurring just outside <strong>the</strong> area in Co. Mayo. Without a herbarium<br />
specimen, <strong>the</strong> species name cannot be established.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Rosa arvensis Huds.<br />
4 Still at Kilbeg Ferry, S shore, M 236 417, 1981, DL, INJ 21 (1984) 287.<br />
Rosa pimpinellifolia L.<br />
6 One patch W end <strong>of</strong> Múinis, 11/08/1984, TR.<br />
Rosa rugosa Thunb. ex Murray<br />
7 Roadside hedge, 0.5 km W <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> village, Letterfrack, L 75, 17/08/1979 MS (DBN).<br />
Roadside a distance from village, nr. Moyard, L 65, 15/06/1980, MS (DBN).<br />
Not noted in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. The cultivars ‘Plena’ <strong>and</strong> ‘Albo-plena’ are common in<br />
cultivation in <strong>the</strong> Cleggan area, MS, 24/06/2000.<br />
Rosa rugosa ‘Plena’ × Rosa sp?<br />
7 In hedging between Cleggan, Claddaghduff, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Courhoor Lough region, L 5 5;<br />
forming a hedge between Courhoor Lough <strong>and</strong> Cleggan, 15/09/1979, MS <strong>and</strong> Ann<br />
Conolly (DBN); near Courhoor Lough, 14/06/1980, MS (DBN); hedge near<br />
Courhoor Lough, 11/09/1983, MS (DBN). Forming a hedge, 30 ft in length,<br />
interspersed with Fuchsia magellanica, Cleggan-Claddahduff, 24/06/2000, MS<br />
(DBN).<br />
The name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> second parent is not known. Material is in cultivation at <strong>the</strong> <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Garden</strong>s.<br />
[Rosa × praegeri Wooley-Dod (R. canina × R. rugosa)]<br />
This hybrid, described from County Antrim (H37) in 1927 (Praeger, 1928), is now extinct<br />
in that area (Hackney, 1992). Rosa × praegeri is also listed for H16 (i.e. <strong>Connemara</strong>) by<br />
Graham & Primavesi (1993). The distributional information in <strong>the</strong> latter work derives<br />
from <strong>the</strong> BRC database at Cambridge, <strong>and</strong> associates this taxon with specimens<br />
collected between 1970-1983 in <strong>the</strong> Cleggan-Claddaghduff area, L 55. The specimens<br />
listed above, however, do not match <strong>the</strong> Type specimen <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hybrid (DBN) in <strong>the</strong><br />
following particulars: <strong>the</strong> pedicels, hips <strong>and</strong> sepals are densely covered in gl<strong>and</strong>-tipped<br />
acicles (although <strong>the</strong>se are described as variable by Praeger (1928)), which are goldenbrown<br />
in colour; <strong>the</strong> petals are numerous, <strong>and</strong> probably number 10 or more (versus 5);<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> sepals are longer, <strong>and</strong> have more slender apices. While <strong>the</strong> facies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />
specimens do suggest a hybrid between R. canina <strong>and</strong> R. rugosa (probably <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
cultivar ‘Plena’), <strong>the</strong>se are noteworthy morphological differences.<br />
Rosa sherardii Davies<br />
4 Glengowla, M 08 42, 13/06/1980, MS.<br />
6 Screeb, 27/06/1984, V. Westh<strong>of</strong>f – both specimens in DBN have been confirmed by<br />
A. L. Primavesi.<br />
Sorbus aucuparia L.<br />
2 Roadside near turlough at Knockaunroe, M 17 04, 31/05/1969, MS – with very<br />
hirsute leaves giving a silvery appearance (DBN).<br />
Sorbus hibernica E. F. Warb.<br />
5 Three trees at waterfall <strong>and</strong> several trees S <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> river at Clareville, <strong>and</strong> a little way<br />
up <strong>the</strong> mountain at M 110 230, DL.
20 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
8 One small tree in copse NW <strong>of</strong> Oughterard, DL (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Reinstate district 8.<br />
Sorbus aria (L.) Crantz<br />
8 Several trees in a copse, NW <strong>of</strong> Oughterard, probably planted (Webb & Scannell,<br />
1984).<br />
Add district 8.<br />
Prunus spinosa L.<br />
2 A fine leaved form at turlough, Knockaunroe, 05/1969, MS<br />
Prunus domestica L.<br />
8 Still on Bilberry Isl<strong>and</strong> in <strong>the</strong> 1960s, M 14 46, 1983, DL.<br />
Prunus avium L.<br />
3 ‘A well grown tree <strong>and</strong> several saplings by roadway into <strong>the</strong> lakes at Dromore L.’<br />
16/05/1983, S. Reynolds (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Reinstate district 3<br />
*Prunus laurocerasus L.<br />
5/8 A 30 ft. high tree in a little wood 100 yds N <strong>of</strong> Galway-Clifden road, 2 miles E <strong>of</strong><br />
Maam Cross, Derrynagasfor townl<strong>and</strong>, W end <strong>of</strong> L. Anieran, 1/05/1987, TR.<br />
Saxifraga oppositifolia L.<br />
7 Plentiful at 1,200 ft on Muckanaght, 1986, J.Fitzharris.<br />
Saxifraga stellaris L.<br />
7 Garaun Corrie, 500-600 m, L 76 61, CR (1986).<br />
Saxifraga × polita (Haw.) Link (S. hirsuta × S. spathularis)<br />
7 By stream N face <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Twelve Bens, above Kylemore Lough <strong>and</strong> N slopes <strong>of</strong><br />
Doughruagh, 1982, CR (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Saxifraga rosacea Moench<br />
7 Muckanaght, only 2 plants noted at 1,200 ft., 1986, J.Fitzharris.<br />
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium L.<br />
7 ‘Slopes below Knockpasheemore, ca. 2 km E <strong>of</strong> Benbrack’, 1986, J.Fitzharris.<br />
Rhodiola rosea L. ? Sedum rosea (L.) Scop.<br />
Sedum anglicum Huds.<br />
8 Growing on limestone at <strong>the</strong> edge <strong>of</strong> Derryclare L., Ferguson <strong>and</strong> Westh<strong>of</strong>f (1987).<br />
Drosera rotundifolia L.<br />
2 Above Black head, Cathair Dhúin Irghuis, 06/1990 (Nelson & Walsh, 1991).<br />
Add district 2.<br />
Myriophyllum verticillatum L.<br />
4 Lough Corrib, near Ardnasillagh, J. Hermans, det. V. Westh<strong>of</strong>f, 21/07/1990 (DBN).<br />
Reinstate to district 4. First record since 1895.<br />
Myriophyllum spicatum L.<br />
2 Large pond at <strong>Burren</strong> village, M 28 11, Preston et al., INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.<br />
1 R. Fergus, between Inchiquin Lough <strong>and</strong> bridge to N, R 26 90, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
Add district 1.<br />
*Haloragis micrantha (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Siebold & Zucc.<br />
6 ‘Fairly widespread over <strong>the</strong> area between <strong>the</strong> road <strong>and</strong> L. Bola’ [E <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lough], 3<br />
km N <strong>of</strong> Carna, 25/09/1988, P. Green, I. Green <strong>and</strong> G. Crouch. Paul Green in litt. to<br />
MS, ‘On <strong>the</strong> Carna side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> conifer plantation, on a turf track…‘It was growing<br />
alongside Juncus planifolius ... which originates from <strong>the</strong> same part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world’.
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BSBI News 51 (1989) 48. Determination confirmed by M. Mullins <strong>and</strong> N. K. Robinson.<br />
Abundant on 1-2 year old cut peat surfaces, M. Jebb, July 1999.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. First record for Europe. Native to S. E. Asia <strong>and</strong> Australasia.<br />
The area is referred to as ‘a remote part <strong>of</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong>’. In <strong>the</strong> 1880s <strong>the</strong> Congested<br />
Districts Board was involved in an ambitious afforestation scheme at Knockboy, N <strong>of</strong><br />
Carna, which was ‘planted with a remarkable variety <strong>of</strong> species’ (McEvoy, 1954). The<br />
experiment was a failure (Anon, 1908).<br />
*Gunnera manicata Linden ex Andre<br />
8 Small lake SE <strong>of</strong> Ballynahinch L., L 791 467, 1990, DL.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Callitriche platycarpa Kütz.<br />
2 Turlough at Carran, R 28 98, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
Reinstate district 2.<br />
Callitriche obtusangula Le Gall<br />
1 R. Fergus, between Inchiquin Lough <strong>and</strong> bridge to North, R 26 90, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
2 Large pond at <strong>Burren</strong> village, M 28 11, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
Add district 1.<br />
Callitriche palustris L.<br />
2 In open, cow trodden vegetation on clay in <strong>the</strong> dry bed <strong>of</strong> river, near <strong>the</strong> horsemill,<br />
Coole Nature Reserve, Coole Lough, Gort, 4/07/1999, John Bruinsma (DBN conf. R.<br />
L<strong>and</strong>sdown).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
This record is <strong>the</strong> first genuine record for this continental European species in <strong>the</strong><br />
British Isles. The species is probably overlooked (R. V. Lansdown pers. comm.), but<br />
readily told from o<strong>the</strong>rs by <strong>the</strong> black fruits in which <strong>the</strong> mericarp wings are only present<br />
near <strong>the</strong> apex, <strong>and</strong> absent below.<br />
Epilobium angustifolium L. ? Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub<br />
Epilobium nerterioides A. Cunn. ? E. brunnescens (Cockayne) Raven & Engelhorn<br />
*Epilobium pedunculare A. Cunn.<br />
8 On ear<strong>the</strong>n banks near <strong>the</strong> House, Currarevagh demesne, 14/08/1991, MS <strong>and</strong> Reitze<br />
ten Cate. Sloping roadside bank, NW <strong>of</strong> Keane's Bar, L 96 52, 07/08/1999, J.<br />
Conaghan, Irish Bot. News 10 (2000) 54.<br />
Circaea lutetiana L.<br />
6 In Keeraunmore townl<strong>and</strong> SE <strong>of</strong> Carraroe, 1984, CB.<br />
7 Ellis wood, <strong>Connemara</strong> <strong>National</strong> Park; common.<br />
Hydrocotyle vulgaris L.<br />
2 Turlough at Carran, R 28 98; large pond at <strong>Burren</strong> village, M 28 11, INJ 23 (1991)<br />
465; Very large plants along turlough margins, ca. 0.5 km S. <strong>of</strong> L. Gealáin, NE <strong>of</strong><br />
Kilnaboy, M. Jebb 07/1999.<br />
Conium maculatum L.<br />
5 ‘Coast between Spiddal <strong>and</strong> Inveran’, 1984, CB.<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Apium nodiflorum (L.) Lag.<br />
4/5 Ditch W <strong>of</strong> Rosscahill, in <strong>the</strong> 1970s, DL.<br />
Chaerophyllum temulentum L. ? C. temulum L.<br />
Crithmum maritimum L.<br />
5 Frequent by shore from Derryloughan to Spiddal, M12, <strong>and</strong> occasionally to Inveran,<br />
1984, CB.
22 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
Oenan<strong>the</strong> crocata L.<br />
2 Aillwee townl<strong>and</strong>, a single plant in wet ground near a spring, 05/1991, P. Carter,<br />
E.C.Nelson <strong>and</strong> P. Tattersfield.<br />
Add district 2.<br />
Aethusa cynapium L.<br />
3 Tilled field at Kinvarra, M 370 103, 29/08/1984, TGFC & HNMcG.<br />
Ligusticum scoticum L.<br />
7 The Slyne Head sighting (L 51 41) is reported in <strong>the</strong> Atlas (1962), however, no<br />
specimen is known, <strong>and</strong> Palin (1988) accepts <strong>the</strong> recommendation in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, that<br />
<strong>the</strong> record cannot be accepted without confirmation. This record may be in<br />
confusion with <strong>the</strong> very glossy, bright green form <strong>of</strong> Angelica sylvestris which<br />
occurs in <strong>the</strong> area.<br />
Hedera helix L. subsp. hibernica (G.Kirchn.) D.C.McClint.<br />
2, 2A, 3, 7 McAllister & Ru<strong>the</strong>rford (1990) have mapped several sites for which<br />
chromosome counts indicate <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> tetraploid (2n=96) ivy. No counts<br />
<strong>of</strong> diploid ivy (subsp. helix) were made for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> region (ibid.). Herbarium<br />
material is scant, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> only specimen at DBN for <strong>the</strong> region, which was collected<br />
on walls at Gleninagh (2) in 1987, has <strong>the</strong> trichome character <strong>of</strong> subsp. helix.<br />
Critical field observation has still to be undertaken in Irel<strong>and</strong> to reveal <strong>the</strong> true<br />
distribution pattern <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se two ivies.<br />
Cornus sanguinea L.<br />
2 In wood on scree slopes <strong>of</strong> Cinn Aille (Slieve Carron), CB, BSBI field trip 05/1995,<br />
Irish Bot. News 6 (1996) 49.<br />
*Viburnum lantana L.<br />
4 One bush on roadside, Ardnasillagh, M 165 417, 1975, DL.<br />
Not in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> list, but perhaps a deliberate planting.<br />
*Leycesteria formosa Wallich<br />
4 One bush S <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> river, M 113 421, 1983, DL.<br />
Add district 4.<br />
Rubia peregrina L.<br />
7 Rocky cliff overlooking <strong>the</strong> road to Little Killary, L 77 63, CR 05/1980, a confirmation<br />
<strong>of</strong> Hart’s (1883) record at Salruck.<br />
Reinstate district 7.<br />
Galium boreale L.<br />
7 On peaty river banks <strong>of</strong> Owentooey R., NW <strong>of</strong> Recess, 1992, CB (DBN).<br />
8 Shore above L. Inagh, 1837, J. Ball (1839).<br />
Add district 7.<br />
Galium odoratum L. Scop.<br />
8 Derryclare Wood, Fergusson & Westh<strong>of</strong>f (1987) 155.<br />
Asperula cynanchica L.<br />
5 ‘S<strong>and</strong>y ground E <strong>of</strong> public car park by shore at Knock townl<strong>and</strong> E <strong>of</strong> Inveran’, 1984,<br />
CB.<br />
Confirmation <strong>of</strong> Atlas record.<br />
This species is now divided into 2 subspecies based on rhizome <strong>and</strong> leaf characters,<br />
however, as stated in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, <strong>the</strong> differences are not clear cut:<br />
Subsp. occidentalis (Rouy) Stace has orange stolons <strong>and</strong> leaves to 10 mm long,<br />
<strong>and</strong> >1 mm wide. This subspecies is confined to calcareous dunes. Subsp.<br />
cynanchica has brown or absent stolons <strong>and</strong> longer, narrower leaves.
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†Dipsacus fullonum L.<br />
2 Pastures with rock outcrop, 40-50 plants, E <strong>of</strong> Martello tower, Finavarra, 07/1985,<br />
Hugh O’Donnell.<br />
3 Br<strong>and</strong>y harbour, NW <strong>of</strong> Ballindereen, 05/1982, JJM (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
4 ‘Gone from shingle’ (see <strong>Flora</strong>: 105). Hugh O’Donnell, 07/1985.<br />
Add districts 2 & 3.<br />
Logfia minima (Smith) Dumort. ? Filago minima (Smith) Pers.<br />
Omalo<strong>the</strong>ca sylvatica (L.) Schultz-Bip. & F. Schultz ? Gnaphalium sylvaticum L.<br />
Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn.<br />
7 Rough rocky heath, S <strong>of</strong> Salruck, 1986, J. Fitzharris.<br />
Inula helenium L.<br />
6 Oilean Maiséan (Mason Is.) SW <strong>of</strong> Carna, 20-30 plants by <strong>the</strong> ruined chapel – an<br />
early Christian site, 11/08/1984, TR.<br />
Reinstate district 6.<br />
Bidens cernua L.<br />
1 Edge <strong>of</strong> Inchiquin Lough, R 26 90, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
7 Ardnagreevagh, nr. Renvyle Castle, L 66 63, S. M. Walters – ‘A remarkable variant’,<br />
B. cernua var. radiata DC., distinguished by its bright yellow capitula <strong>and</strong> ray<br />
florets. BSBI News 45 (1987).<br />
8 Muddy bay S <strong>of</strong> Derry rocks, Dooros peninsula, M 084 507, 07/2000, CB (DBN).<br />
Add districts 1 & 8.<br />
Achillea ptarmica L.<br />
7 Arkinbeg townl<strong>and</strong>, in E <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> region, one plant by stream, 11/08/1984, TR.<br />
Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.<br />
6 ‘Saw a plant by roadside N <strong>of</strong> Cashel P.O.’, M 145 224, ca. 1970, DL (Webb &<br />
Scannell, 1984).<br />
Reinstate district 6.<br />
Matricaria maritima L. ? Tripleurospermum maritimum (L.) Koch<br />
Matricaria perforata Mérat ? Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Schultz-Bip.<br />
7 Withdraw – <strong>the</strong> plant is T. maritimum (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Delete district 7.<br />
Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb. ? Matricaria discoidea DC.<br />
Tanacetum vulgare L.<br />
3 Near a shed, Cinn an bhaile, Inishmaan, SW <strong>of</strong> Clochan, 1985-87, 1989, Mrs. Karen<br />
Smith, in litt. to DBN, 26/06/1989.<br />
Leucan<strong>the</strong>mum vulgare Lam.<br />
7 ‘A curious small form ...in <strong>the</strong> turf by Dog’s Bay, with a stem 2-4 inches high, <strong>and</strong> a<br />
monocephalous anthode, with dark phyllaries. ... It seems to deserve a varietal<br />
name.’ G. C. Druce, INJ 16 (1907) 149<br />
Artemisia maritima L. ? Seriphidium maritimum (L.) Polj.<br />
Senecio vulgaris L.<br />
1 A variant with short ligulate flowers, side <strong>of</strong> road by O’Brien’s bridge R 089 898,<br />
17/05/1983, JJM – found by D. Burke (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Senecio sylvaticus L.<br />
7 On recently disturbed ground, Forestry track, Ballynahinch Castle, L 76 47,<br />
07/08/1999, J. Conaghan, Irish Bot. News 10 (2000) 55.<br />
Reinstate district 7.<br />
* Senecio mikanioides Otto ex Walp. ? Delairea odorata Lemaire
24 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
2A Inishmaan, S <strong>of</strong> post <strong>of</strong>fice, TGFC, 1999.<br />
First record for Inishmaan.<br />
Carduus nutans L.<br />
4 Tawin Isl<strong>and</strong>, about 100 plants, M 31, 26/07/1987, HNMcG & AML.<br />
Reinstate to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop.<br />
2A In limestone crevice, small field, Inisheer, 1992, MWJ (1995).<br />
First record for Aran.<br />
Carlina vulgaris L.Scop<br />
7 Drift banks at l<strong>and</strong>’s end Dog’s Bay, 1981, CB.<br />
Saussurea alpina (L.) DC.<br />
7 Bengower, in litt. to MS from CB, 10/1984. Doughruagh nr. Letterfrack, L 74 59, CR<br />
(1986).<br />
Centaurea cyanus L.<br />
2 Gleninagh Castle, M 19 10, RLP, 07/1895 (DBN).<br />
2A Fearann an Choirce, Inishmore, L 845 102, Curtis et al. (1988).<br />
This arable weed was thought to be extinct in Irel<strong>and</strong> until its rediscovery by Tom<br />
Curtis <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs on <strong>the</strong> Aran Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Add to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, omitted.<br />
Leontodon taraxacoides (Villars) Mérat ? L. saxatilis Lam.<br />
Picris hieracioides L.<br />
3 A small colony on roadside, E. <strong>of</strong> Ballinderreen, M 40 10, 07/1988 CR (DBN).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Tragopogon pratensis L.<br />
1 One plant on roadside grass verge near Doolin, 30/05/1984, A.S.Dunn in litt. to<br />
DAW on 10/05/1985.<br />
Add district 1.<br />
Taraxacum<br />
With <strong>the</strong> publication <strong>of</strong> Dudman <strong>and</strong> Richard’s D<strong>and</strong>elions <strong>of</strong> Britain <strong>and</strong> Irel<strong>and</strong><br />
(1997) <strong>the</strong> nomenclature <strong>of</strong> this genus has been brought up to date, <strong>and</strong> some new<br />
records are indicated on <strong>the</strong>ir maps. Because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> complexity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> genus, all <strong>the</strong><br />
species are listed as in <strong>the</strong> original <strong>Flora</strong>, with Stet. where no change to <strong>the</strong> name or<br />
<strong>the</strong> distribution has been made.<br />
Sect. Erythrosperma<br />
Taraxacum brachyglossum (Dahlst.) Dahlst.<br />
2 At 400 foot on N slopes <strong>of</strong> Abbey Hill, NW <strong>of</strong> Bealaclugga, 26/05/1969, MS (DBN).<br />
Taraxacum silesiacum Hagl. ? T. parnassicum Dahlst.<br />
Taraxacum gotl<strong>and</strong>icum (Dahlst.) Dahlst.<br />
[2] S<strong>and</strong>dunes at Fanore, 20/05/1956, MS (DBN det. A.J.Richards 1972).<br />
According to Dudman & Richards (1997) this species is no longer recognised as<br />
occurring in Irel<strong>and</strong>. The specimen, however, has not be redetermined.<br />
Delete from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Taraxacum laetiforma Dahlst. ? T. haworthianum Dudman & Richards<br />
Taraxacum fulvum Raunk. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum fulviforme Dahlst. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum oxoniense Dahlst. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum glauciniforme Dahlst.
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Delete, probably a misidentification, ibid. map p.282.<br />
Taraxacum degelii Hagl.<br />
2A Aran Isl<strong>and</strong>s, ibid. map p.283.<br />
Reinstate to Aran Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Taraxacum arenastrum Markl. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum pseudolacistophyllum van Soest. ? T. lacistophyllum (Dahlst.) Raunk.<br />
Sect. Palustria<br />
Taraxacum palustre (Lyons) Symons Stet.<br />
Taraxacum webbii Richards Stet.<br />
This species was named in honour <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor David Webb, who collected <strong>the</strong><br />
holotype (TCD) 1/2 km S <strong>of</strong> Ballyvaughan in 1972 (Watsonia 13 (1981) 187).<br />
Sect. Spectabilia<br />
Taraxacum faeroense (Dahlst.) Dahlst. Stet.<br />
Sect. Naevosa<br />
Taraxacum maculosum Richards Stet.<br />
Taraxacum drucei Dahlst.<br />
2 & 5 ibid. map p.291.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Taraxacum laetifrons (Dahlst.) Dahlst. ? T. stictophyllum Dahlst.<br />
Delete, probably a misidentification. Ibid. map p. 291.<br />
Sect. Celtica<br />
Taraxacum unguilobum Dahlst. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum fulvicarpum Dahlst. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum l<strong>and</strong>markii Dahlst.<br />
5 Galway area, ibid. map, p.297.<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Taraxacum nordstedtii Dahlst. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum crispifolium Dahlst. ? T. subbracteatum Richards<br />
5 Galway area, ibid. map, p.293.<br />
Undescribed at time <strong>of</strong> publication <strong>of</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, <strong>and</strong> recorded as T. crispifolium <strong>the</strong>n (p.<br />
125).<br />
Taraxacum adamii Claire ? T. gelertii Raunk.<br />
Taraxacum hibernicum Hagl. ? Taraxacum britannicum Dahlst.<br />
2 & 7 These specimens were identified as T. hibernicum in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Taraxacum bracteatum Dahlst.<br />
5 Galway area, ibid. map p.292<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Sect. Ruderalia<br />
Taraxacum pannucium Dahlst. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum insigne Raunk. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum pannulatiforme Dahlst.<br />
Delete, ibid., map p.307.<br />
Taraxacum subcyanolepis Chr. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum croceiflorum Dahlst.<br />
2 ibid., map p.310.<br />
Add district 2.
26 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
Taraxacum sell<strong>and</strong>ii Dahlst.<br />
Delete, ibid., map p.312.<br />
Taraxacum aurosulum H.Lindb.<br />
5 Galway area, ibid., map p.318.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Taraxacum cophocentrum Dahlst.<br />
5 Galway area, ibid., map p.318.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Taraxacum cordatum Palmgr. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum dahlstedtii Lindb.<br />
Delete, ibid. map p.320<br />
Taraxacum longisquameum Lindb.<br />
Delete, ibid., map p.323.<br />
Sect. Hamata<br />
Taraxacum subhamatum Chr.<br />
Delete, ibid., map p.301.<br />
Taraxacum fusciflorum Øllg. Stet.<br />
Taraxacum brachylepis Markl.<br />
To be confirmed, ‘all material so named needs re-examining’ ibid. p.334<br />
Hieracium pilosella L. ? Pilosella <strong>of</strong>ficinarum F. Schultz & Schultz-Bip.<br />
The former subspecies <strong>of</strong> Hieracium pilosella are currently all regarded as <strong>of</strong><br />
varietal status only (Stace, 1997).<br />
Hieracium umbellatum L. subsp. bichlorophytum (Druce & Zahn.) P.D.Sell & C. West<br />
7/8 Ballynahinch area, Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 129.<br />
Campanula rotundifolia L.<br />
6 Pastures <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong>yplaces, Doleen Harbour, S <strong>of</strong> Carraroe, 1984, CB.<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Campanula trachelium L.<br />
3 Tulla turlough, M 366 018, 1996, R. Goodwillie (DBN).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Vaccinium myrtillus L.<br />
2 On a boulder on <strong>the</strong> N side <strong>of</strong> Carnsefin, 04/06/1989, E.C.Nelson. On <strong>the</strong> W slope <strong>of</strong><br />
Slieve Elva above Fanore, 16/05/1995, BSBI visit.<br />
Erica mackaiana Bab.<br />
6 Living material <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> colony, refound in 1970, near Lough Sheedagh, SE <strong>of</strong> Carna,<br />
was collected in September 1971, <strong>and</strong> brought into cultivation at <strong>the</strong> <strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Botanic</strong> <strong>Garden</strong>s, Glasnevin. The double-flowered variant mentioned in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong><br />
has been named ‘Maura’ by Dutch horticulturists, <strong>and</strong> at <strong>the</strong> Bundesgartenschau in<br />
Berlin (1985) <strong>the</strong> cultivar was awarded a Gold Medal.<br />
Erica erigena R. Ross<br />
7 The colony at Gowlaun was first reported by Scannell (1976). A detailed<br />
investigation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> species (Foss et al., 1987) located several<br />
new localities in Co. Mayo, but no new ones in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> area.<br />
Pernettya mucronata (L.f.) Gaud. ex Spreng. ? Gaul<strong>the</strong>ria mucronata (L.f.) Hook. & Arn.<br />
Pyrola media Sw.<br />
2 North side <strong>of</strong> minor road that runs inl<strong>and</strong> from Callanamoe at an altitude <strong>of</strong> 150 m, M<br />
118 042, 07/1994, G. D’Arcy (CR, 1996).
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Empetrum nigrum L.<br />
7 ‘Occasional on Benbaun <strong>and</strong> Benfree’, 1986, J. Fitzharris<br />
Limonium transwallianum (Pugsl.) Pugsl. ? L. recurvum Salmon, subsp.<br />
pseudotranswallianum Ingrouille<br />
2 Poulsallagh, on carboniferous limestone, 07/1980 M. J. Ingrouille. The type is in<br />
BM; isotypes in DBN <strong>and</strong> LTR, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 92 (1986) 177-217.<br />
For many years <strong>the</strong> population at Poulsallagh had been regarded as conspecific<br />
with <strong>the</strong> Welsh species Limonium transwallianum. It differs in having broader<br />
petals 2.2-2.6 mm v. 1.2-1.5 mm in <strong>the</strong> latter, <strong>and</strong> in having a smaller chromosome<br />
number 2n=27 versus 2n=35.<br />
Endemic to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> area.<br />
Armeria maritima (Miller) Willd.<br />
7 On Benglenisky, L 77 50, at 1200 ft, 1981, CB. On Maumturk range, CB in litt. to<br />
MS, 04/1992.<br />
Primula vulgaris Huds.<br />
The distribution map for this species in <strong>the</strong> Atlas (1962) omitted a large number <strong>of</strong><br />
records for Irel<strong>and</strong>, especially in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> region. The record cards had been<br />
misfiled under Dactylis glomerata, <strong>and</strong> by curious chance were discovered<br />
following an enquiry by MS in relation to this latter species some years later. The<br />
map is also incorrect in <strong>the</strong> Crit. Suppl., see Scannell, BSBI News 56 (1880) 18.<br />
Glaux maritima L.<br />
2 ‘A sizeable patch in a wet depression on <strong>the</strong> seaward side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> road, walls near<br />
Black Head’ SW <strong>of</strong> lighthouse. A. S. Dunn in litt. to DAW 10/05/1985.<br />
Blackstonia perfoliata (L.) Hudson<br />
6 Stabilised s<strong>and</strong>dune, NE corner <strong>of</strong> Maínis Isl<strong>and</strong>, L 76 29, 07/1985, CR (1996).<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Gentiana verna L.<br />
5 Drumlin behind White Str<strong>and</strong>, Barna, 05/1971, per DAW.<br />
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner<br />
4 Frequent in an ‘alternative meadow’, W bank <strong>of</strong> R. Corrib, opposite Menlough, M<br />
279 278, HNMcG.<br />
The Irish representatives <strong>of</strong> this species are now generally placed in <strong>the</strong> subspecies<br />
hibernica N.M.Pritch.<br />
*Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth.<br />
4 One plant on waste ground behind a shingle beach <strong>and</strong> saltmarsh on <strong>the</strong> shore east<br />
<strong>of</strong> L. Atalia, M 330 248, 1985 (DBN) (McGough, 1988).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. A bird seed alien.<br />
*Buddleja globosa Hope<br />
4 Aughanure Castle, ? planted , 1983, DL.<br />
7 Arkinbeg, 11/08/1984, TR.<br />
Add districts 4 & 7.<br />
Lithospermum <strong>of</strong>ficinale L.<br />
7 In crevices <strong>of</strong> rocks covered in shell s<strong>and</strong> at S end <strong>of</strong> Doonloughan lake, Mannin,<br />
Ballyconneely, L 573 439, 07/1998, CB (DBN).<br />
Confirms district 7. Isaac Carroll's record for Bunowen (Cybele, 1866), which lies a few<br />
km SE <strong>of</strong> this site, was discounted in FCB because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lack <strong>of</strong> limestone rocks. This<br />
collection, however, indicates that <strong>the</strong> species can grow in pockets <strong>of</strong> calcareous s<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Calystegia soldanella (L.) R.Br.<br />
5 ‘On shingle at E side <strong>of</strong> Spiddal beach’, 1984, CB.
28 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
6 Among coarse shell-s<strong>and</strong>, Doleen harbour, S <strong>of</strong> Carraroe, 09/1983, CB.<br />
Inishmuskerry Is. (<strong>of</strong>f Feenish Is.), plentiful on s<strong>and</strong> dunes, 25/06/1983, TR (Webb<br />
& Scannell, 1984).<br />
Add districts 5 & 6.<br />
Echium vulgare L.<br />
3 One plant on waste ground above high water mark at Br<strong>and</strong>y Harbour, M 375 165,<br />
HNMcG & AML, INJ 22 (1988) 412.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L.<br />
3 ‘Among vegetation on limestone pavement; major host species found at Cooloorta,<br />
Achillea millefolium, Lotus corniculatus, Thymus praecox...’ S <strong>of</strong> Cooloorta, R 34<br />
96, E <strong>of</strong> Mullaghmore, 15/06/1990, G.J.Doyle (1993).<br />
Add District 3.<br />
*Cuscuta epilinum Weihe<br />
7 ‘Renvyle, <strong>Connemara</strong>, collected by R. J. Shuttleworth in 1832’ (BM), J. Botany 30<br />
(1892) 14 [note by J.Britten following article by A.G.More on Cuscuta epithymum].<br />
Not noted in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. This former weed <strong>of</strong> flax fields is now exterminated in Irel<strong>and</strong>.<br />
*Solanum nigrum L.<br />
4 ‘Stony seashore E <strong>of</strong> Galway City’ (Praeger 1934, 364), overlooked in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
‘Foreshore, one plant, Renmore (M 32 24), 1982’, Hugh O’Donnell in litt. to MS.<br />
About 10 plants, on shingle at E end <strong>of</strong> Mweenish isl<strong>and</strong>, M 35 17, 08/1995, CR<br />
(1996).<br />
Add to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Praeger record was overlooked.<br />
*Atropa belladona L.<br />
5 University College Galway, M 289 266, 1996, J.Conaghan.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, but no doubt an introduction.<br />
Verbascum thapsus L.<br />
4 On disturbed ground, Carrowmoreknock, 1983, DL.<br />
6 One plant, ca. 5 miles NW <strong>of</strong> Oughterard, 1986, J. Fitzharris.<br />
Add district 6.<br />
*Erinus alpinus L.<br />
2 ‘No plants on Pinnacle well, Ballyvaughan ... recently repointed’, S.Reynolds in litt.<br />
to MS 16/05/1983. Since re-established, common on rocks behind, 1997-1999, M.<br />
Jebb. At St. Bertr<strong>and</strong>’s Well, on rocks behind, up to at least 100 yds from road,<br />
looking well integrated.<br />
3 On perimeter wall (E side) <strong>of</strong> Dunguire Castle, Kinvara, M 380 105, 06/1997, G.<br />
Pasley.<br />
Add district 3.<br />
*Chaenorhinum minus (L.) Lange<br />
(5) Bare peat, old railway line E <strong>of</strong> Maam Cross, L 998 465, 1960; not <strong>the</strong>re in 1983, DL.<br />
Add district (5).<br />
Veronica agrestis L.<br />
7 ‘At Kenoyle’, Galway. J. Botany 69 (1931) 205. ? Renvyle.<br />
Veronica montana L.<br />
8 In woodl<strong>and</strong> ‘on deep soils with mull humus’, occurs constantly ‘in <strong>the</strong> herb layer’,<br />
Derryclare Wood, Fergusson & Westh<strong>of</strong>f (1987).<br />
*Hebe elliptica (Forst.) Penn.<br />
7 ‘Naturalised on a wall at Cleggan’, 06/1967, J.E.Raven, fide D. Kelly (TCD) (Webb &<br />
Scannell, 1984).
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Add district 7.<br />
Limosella aquatica L.<br />
2 Refound at Fisherstreet, 06/1985, TGFC.<br />
3 L. Atedaun, on a parched mud-bank <strong>of</strong> R. Fergus, HNMcG, Bull. Ir. Biogeog. Soc. 8<br />
(1984) 118.<br />
Euphrasia salisburgensis Funck.<br />
6 In coarse shelly s<strong>and</strong> atop a granite boulder in field at Keeraunbeg str<strong>and</strong>, Carraroe,<br />
08/1985, CB (DBN). Top <strong>of</strong> low cliffs, Rusheenyvullyghan, S <strong>of</strong> Carna , 07/1994,<br />
A.J.Morton (DBN).<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Melampyrum pratense L.<br />
2 near Carran Filed Centre (R 286 992), 06/06/1997, I.Rippey, in litt. to MS 14/10/1998.<br />
3 Templebannagh L. about 0.5 km S <strong>of</strong> R 375 941, on limestone pavement, P.<br />
Tattersfield in litt. to DBN, 28/06/1988.<br />
Add district 3.<br />
Parentucellia viscosa (L.) Caruel<br />
6 Shore <strong>of</strong> L. Truskan, L 811 305, 1975, DL.<br />
Lathraea squamaria L.<br />
1 In woodl<strong>and</strong> on limestone crags overlooking Loch Inchiquin, R 264 898, 04/1983,<br />
CR.<br />
Add district 1.<br />
Orobanche hederae Duby<br />
4 One plant on Hedera opposite Rabbit Is. E <strong>of</strong> L. Atalia, M340 247, 1986, INJ 22<br />
(1988) 413.<br />
5 Oughterard, about or S <strong>of</strong>, in several places, DL (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Orobanche minor Sm.<br />
2 On Thymus, Bishopsquarter, 1982, DL. This may be <strong>the</strong> station noted by Praeger, ‘E<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ballyvaughan’. On Eryngium, Inishmaan, Aran Is, 25/05/1997, R. Anderson, INJ<br />
25 (1997) 456.<br />
3 Two plants, roadside at Knockaunastook, W <strong>of</strong> Gort (M 424 024), 05/06/1997,<br />
I.Rippey in litt. to MS 14/10/1998.<br />
4 On Anthyllis, roadside W <strong>of</strong> Gortachalla, 1983, DL (Webb & Scannell, 1984); gravel<br />
ridge by <strong>the</strong> road SW <strong>of</strong> Ower, M 220 371, 1983, DL.<br />
5 Brownville, M 25 29, 1984-1985, HNMcG, frequent on <strong>the</strong> W margin <strong>of</strong> Galway-<br />
Moycullen road; frequent in gardens, Grattan Park Estate, Galway M 29 24, 1985.<br />
Occasional in rough grass at entrance to Laurel Park estate, M 28 25, 1986, INJ 22<br />
(1988) 413.<br />
Orobanche alba Willd.<br />
2 Str<strong>and</strong>, Bishopsquarter on Thymus, 1982, DL. Slieve Carran, 50 m WNW <strong>of</strong><br />
entrance gate, 08/1998, M. Jebb.<br />
Utricularia vulgaris L. sensu. lat.<br />
2 Turlough at Carran, R 28 98, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
4 Ditches on W side <strong>of</strong> Ballydooly Lough, M 31 28, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
Add district 2.<br />
Pinguicula gr<strong>and</strong>iflora Lam.<br />
2 Moneen mountain, in a spring-fed flush at base <strong>of</strong> cliff at 600 ft on NW side, CR,<br />
first seen in vegetative state in 1974, confirmed when in flower, 05/1983 (DBN), INJ
30 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
21 (1984) 369. On hill just E <strong>of</strong> Ballyvaughan, one plant on peaty ground, R. Hewitt<br />
in litt. to DAW 18/07/1987.<br />
Verbena <strong>of</strong>ficinalis L.<br />
4 In several places on road from Kilannin New Church to Gortachalla L, M 20 37 to M<br />
23 37, 1984, HNMcG, INJ 22 (1988) 413.<br />
Reinstate district 4.<br />
Mentha × piperita L. (Mentha aquatica × M. spicata)<br />
3 Roadside near St. Patrick’s Well, SW <strong>of</strong> Parkmore, Kinvara Bay M 33 12, det.<br />
R.M.Harley (CGE 88/329) INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
Add district 3.<br />
Mentha × villosa Huds. (Mentha spicata × M.suaveolens)<br />
5 S. <strong>of</strong> road at Maam Cross, 07/08/1999, J.Conaghan, Irish Bot. News 10 (2000) 54.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Lycopus europaeus L.<br />
7 Still at Cregduff L. <strong>and</strong> in a roadside ditch on Roundstone to Dog’s Bay road, 1984,<br />
CB.<br />
Thymus praecox Opiz ? T. polytrichus A. Kerner ex Borbás subsp. britannicus (Ronn.)<br />
Kerguélen<br />
Calamintha sylvatica Bromf. ? Clinopodium menthifolium (Host) Stace<br />
2 About ten plants, limestone pavement below <strong>the</strong> crags at Deelin More, M 266 040,<br />
09/1989, CR (1996).<br />
Not recorded from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Burren</strong> since last century.<br />
Salvia verbenaca L.<br />
2A In a s<strong>and</strong>y field S <strong>of</strong> air-strip, Inishmore, TR & TGFC (Webb & Scannell, 1984). In a<br />
closely grazed field on consolidated s<strong>and</strong>, between <strong>the</strong> road <strong>and</strong> shore s<strong>and</strong>, about<br />
100 yds NW <strong>of</strong> graveyard <strong>and</strong> Church, Inishmore, 06/06/1983, TR; still <strong>the</strong>re 1999,<br />
TGFC.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Glechoma hederacea L.<br />
7 ‘Clambering around <strong>the</strong> ruined wall <strong>of</strong> Grainne O’Maille’s Castle’, 0.5 km SSE <strong>of</strong><br />
Bunowen Castle, 26/07/1984, TR.<br />
Add district 7.<br />
Scutellaria galericulata L.<br />
7 Marsh around edge <strong>of</strong> Cregduff Lough, Roundstone, L 71 39, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
Reinstate district 7.<br />
Lamium molucellifolium sensu Fries ? L. confertum Fries<br />
Ajuga pyramidalis L.<br />
2 R.S. Forbes <strong>and</strong> T. Bines (Forbes, 1989) carried out detailed mapping at <strong>the</strong><br />
Poulsallagh site <strong>and</strong> concluded that A. pyramidalis is perennial, ‘in its habit <strong>and</strong><br />
reproductive strategy.’ Two flowering spikes east <strong>of</strong> road, 04/2000, M. Jebb. At <strong>the</strong><br />
extreme western end <strong>of</strong> Inishmore, L 77 11, CR, 1999.<br />
7 East <strong>and</strong> N <strong>of</strong> Aillebrack Lough South, L 58 43, CB, 1986. Amo ng rock outcrop on<br />
NE side <strong>of</strong> Truska L, L 59 45, CB, in litt. to MS, 02/11/1990. Slyne head, L 55 42, CR,<br />
1999 (pers. comm.).<br />
Ajuga × pseudopyramidalis Schur. (A. pyramidalis L. × A. reptans L.) [A. × hampeana<br />
Braun & Vatke]<br />
2 ‘Ballyryan Mountain, <strong>Burren</strong>, 1902, O’Kelly,’ DBN. 'Mr. Praeger’s garden,<br />
Lisnamae, Dublin, May 1918 [comm. M. Knowles]', DBN. There are specimens also<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Druce Herbarium in Oxford (OXF).
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The <strong>Flora</strong> stated that <strong>the</strong> ‘credentials .. must be treated with considerable reserve.’ A<br />
voucher specimen was not <strong>the</strong>n available. In 1983, DBN acquired <strong>the</strong> Herbarium <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Limerick Field Club (Reynolds & Scannell, 1992) <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> P.B. O’Kelly specimen came to<br />
light. On <strong>the</strong> sheet it is named ‘Ajuga hybrida.’ For decades, <strong>the</strong> h<strong>and</strong>-written<br />
‘Ballyryan’ on herbarium sheets had been mis -read as Ballyvaughan. Ballyryan is<br />
contiguous with Poulsallagh, <strong>the</strong> classic site for A. pyramidalis. Hybrid plants were<br />
cultivated by both Praeger <strong>and</strong> Druce. Praeger (1951) listed <strong>the</strong> hybrid.<br />
Littorella uniflora (L.) Asch.<br />
2 Caher river, SE <strong>of</strong> Caher Lower, M 16 07, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
Chenopodium bonus-henricus L.<br />
1 A few plants, roadside by cottage, 2 km E <strong>of</strong> Lisdoonvarna, R 155 990, 08/1984,<br />
HNMcG (DBN).<br />
Add district 1.<br />
Beta vulgaris L. subsp. maritima (L.) Arcang.<br />
6 Among rocks N end <strong>of</strong> Furnace Is,. 1984, CB. Oilean Maiséan (Mason Is.), one big<br />
clump near SE coast, 11/08/1984, TR. Duck Is. (<strong>of</strong>f S point <strong>of</strong> Mweenish, very<br />
plentiful on o<strong>the</strong>rwise almost barren stony isl<strong>and</strong>), 1983, TR (Webb & Scannell,<br />
1984).<br />
7 Three big plants at Dog’s Bay, on a s<strong>and</strong>y path leading to N end <strong>of</strong> beach; one<br />
clump on Grainne O’Maille’s Castle, 1/2 mile SE <strong>of</strong> Bunowen, 26/07/1984, TR.<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen ? Atriplex portulacoides L.<br />
3 Br<strong>and</strong>y Harbour between N side <strong>of</strong> spit, 100 m W <strong>of</strong> pier, 05/1982, JJM (Webb &<br />
Scannell, 1984). 2.5 km SW <strong>of</strong> Br<strong>and</strong>y Harbour, M 365 146, 1985, HNMcG, INJ 22<br />
(1988) 412.<br />
4 One plant, saltmarsh behind shingle at mouth <strong>of</strong> small river between Caraduff <strong>and</strong><br />
Dunbulcan Bay, M 378 183, 1986, HNMcG, INJ 22 (1988) 412<br />
6 Salt marsh at Sruthán pier, NE <strong>of</strong> Carraroe, 1984, CB.<br />
Add districts 3 & 6; Reinstate district 4.<br />
Atriplex littoralis L.<br />
2/3 A large, well established colony, at Aughinish Bay, 2 km E <strong>of</strong> New Quay, M 300 119,<br />
07/1991, CR (1996).<br />
Atriplex hastata auct. non L. ? A. prostrata Boucher ex DC.<br />
2 Black Head, 07/1884, H.G.Carroll (DBN).<br />
6 Mallrua, Mweenish, 22/09/1974, MS (DBN).<br />
Add district 2 & 6. These specimens have been critically determined as A. prostrata<br />
(fide M. Jebb).<br />
Sueda maritima (L.) Dum.<br />
6 Salt marsh at Sruthán pier, NE <strong>of</strong> Carraroe, 1984, CB.<br />
Salsola kali L.<br />
2 One plant SE corner <strong>of</strong> An Trá Mór, 27/06/1989, Mrs. Karen Smith in litt. to DBN.<br />
Polygonum polystachyum Wall. ex Meissn. ? Persicaria wallichii Greuter & Burdet.<br />
7 Ellis Wood, Letterfrack, <strong>Connemara</strong> NP, 1986, J. Fitzharris.<br />
Polygonum hydropiper L. ? Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Spach<br />
Polygonum minus Huds. ? Persicaria minor (Huds.) Opiz<br />
Polygonum mite Schrank ? Persicaria mitis (Schrank) Opiz<br />
Polygonum persicaria L. ? Persicaria maculosa Gray<br />
Polygonum lapathifolium L. ? Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Gray<br />
Polygonum amphibium L. ? Persicaria amphibia (L.) Gray
32 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
Polygonum amplexicaule Don ? Persicaria amplexicaulis (D.Don) Ronse Decr.<br />
Polygonum campanulatum Hook.f. ? Persicaria campanulata (Hook.f.) Ronse Decr.<br />
Reynoutria japonica Houtt. ? Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr.<br />
Reynoutria sachalinensis (Schmidt) Nakai. ? Fallopia sachalinensis (F.Schmidt ex<br />
Maxim.) Ronse decr.<br />
Fallopia × bohemica (Chrtek & Chrtkova) J. P. Bailey (F.japonica x F.sachalinensis)<br />
6/8 (as Polygonatum cuspidatum, robust form) On roadside not far from houses, W <strong>of</strong><br />
Maam (Cross) village, 2/11/1975, MS (DBN). Roadside near river & bridge, E <strong>of</strong><br />
Recess, 09/1979, MS & Ann Conolly (DBN). 0.5 km W <strong>of</strong> Maam Cross, 16/09/1979,<br />
MS <strong>and</strong> A. Conolly (DBN).<br />
7 Neglected cottage garden at Roundstone, 2 km N <strong>of</strong> W junction for Inishnee, L 72<br />
42, 16/09/1979, MS & Ann Conolly (DBN).<br />
Herbarium material <strong>of</strong> this newly recognised taxon was critically determined by J. P.<br />
Bailey. Plants mentioned were studied in <strong>the</strong> field by Dr. A. Conolly <strong>and</strong> later in <strong>the</strong><br />
laboratory at Leicester University.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill<br />
7 ‘At 1,000 ft. on Muckanaght’, 1986, J.Fitzharris.<br />
Rumex crispus L. subsp. littoreus (J.Hardy) Akeroyd<br />
7 Shingle above high water mark, W <strong>of</strong> Letterfrack, 14/09/1977, MS (DBN).<br />
New subspecies to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Rumex hydrolapathum Huds.<br />
1 One plant in marsh, Inchiquin L., 06/06/1997, I.Rippey in litt. to MS 14/10/1988.<br />
Euphorbia exigua L.<br />
2 Some 20 plants in limestone solution hollows, SE <strong>of</strong> Ballyvaughan below peak<br />
marked 1008 ft., M 24 06, 07/1984, HNMcG, INJ 22 (1988) 412.<br />
Soleirolia soleirolii (Req.) D<strong>and</strong>y<br />
8 Walls outside Pier Bar, Cleggan, 1986, J. Fitzharris.<br />
Parietaria diffusa Mert. & Koch ? Parietaria judaica L.<br />
7 Lettermullan Is., on old castle wall, S <strong>of</strong> graveyard, L 85 22, 03/1984, TR.<br />
Add district 7.<br />
Betula pubescens subsp. carpatica (Willd.) Asch. & Graebner ? Betula pubescens subsp.<br />
tortuosa (Ledeb.) Nyman<br />
Salix atrocinerea Brot. ? Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia Macreight<br />
Salix herbacea L.<br />
8 ‘Sheets <strong>of</strong> ..’ S <strong>of</strong> Maumeen Gap at 2,000 ft, 23/05/1990, TGFC.<br />
Populus tremula L.<br />
3 Western side <strong>of</strong> Lough Gealáin, E.C.Nelson.<br />
Hammarbya paludosa (L.) Kuntze<br />
6 Near Cashel, L803 425, TGFC, 1980.<br />
Confirm district 6.<br />
Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich.<br />
4 One fruiting spike in an ashwood, inl<strong>and</strong> from <strong>the</strong> road, Ross Wood, N <strong>of</strong><br />
Moycullen, 15/09/1991, MS.<br />
Listera cordata (L.) R.Br.<br />
7 15-20 plants, ‘very pallid <strong>and</strong> with large leaves’, in <strong>the</strong> ruined Tower house on <strong>the</strong><br />
isl<strong>and</strong>, Loch Bhaile na hInse (Ballinahinch), 11/08/1984, TR.<br />
Reinstate district 7.<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s spiralis (L.) Chev.
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6 In several inl<strong>and</strong> stations, SE <strong>of</strong> Carraroe; In coastal turf by W side <strong>of</strong> Cashla Bay;<br />
On coastal turf by shore at SE point <strong>of</strong> Gorumna Is; E side <strong>of</strong> Gorumna, 1984, CB.<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s romanz<strong>of</strong>fiana Cham.<br />
8 E <strong>of</strong> Killateeaun by shore <strong>of</strong> Lough Mask, M 065 625, TGFC.<br />
Orchis morio L.<br />
7 Knock Head – Mannin Bay, <strong>and</strong> Doonloughan, L 600 432, TGFC, 23/05/1990. Nr.<br />
Craiggemore, L 700 450, Roundstone Bog, 05/1985, CR (DBN).<br />
Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó subsp. elodes (Griseb.) Soó<br />
7 Urrisbeg, in litt. to DBN, 05/05/1980, DL.<br />
New subspecies to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Dactylorhiza traunsteineri (Sauter ex Reichb.) Soó<br />
3 With Carex dioica, NW shore <strong>of</strong> L. Muckanagh, Bull Ir. Biog. Soc. 8 (1985) 118.<br />
7 Marsh on Mannin dunes with Carex dioica, 07/1983, TGFC.<br />
Dactylorhiza spp.<br />
Bateman & Denholm (1983) have studied in detail populations <strong>of</strong> marsh-orchids in<br />
<strong>the</strong> following districts; 1, Ballycotteen; 2, Caherbannagh; <strong>and</strong> 7, Clifden.<br />
Ophrys insectifera L.<br />
2 Carnsefin, ‘a good colony’, 1/03/1984, S.L.M.Karley.<br />
Neotinea maculata (Desf.) Stearn<br />
2 Summit <strong>of</strong> Mullaghmore, Joan Crichton in litt. to MS, 29/07/1989.<br />
Pseudorchis albida (L.) A. & D. Love<br />
7 Little Killary, rough pasture overlooking harbour, L 75 64, small colony noted in<br />
June 1992 by Gordon D’Arcy (Cotton et al. 1994).<br />
(8) In Cybele (1898) this orchid is reported from ‘Ben Leir, Glentraigue, Galway, Miss<br />
M.F. Jackson’. No recent record.<br />
Reinstate to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>; add district 7.<br />
Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm.<br />
7 Drift banks at <strong>the</strong> l<strong>and</strong> end <strong>of</strong> Dog’s Bay, Roundstone, 1981, CB.<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra chlorantha (Custer) Reichenb.<br />
2 Frequent on rough moist heath S <strong>of</strong> Salruck, 1986, J.Fitzharris.<br />
Reinstate district 2.<br />
Sisyrinchium bermudiana L.<br />
6/8 Along <strong>the</strong> edge <strong>of</strong> a wet roadside ditch, in vegetation dominated by Juncus<br />
articulatus. Near Derryneen Lough, L 88 46, 08/08/1999, J. Conaghan, Irish Bot.<br />
News 10 (2000) 55<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Tritonia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine ex Burb. & Dean) Nicholson ? Crocosmia ×<br />
crocosmiiflora (Lemoine ex Burb. & Dean) N.E.Br. (Crocosmia pottsii x C.aurea)<br />
Nar<strong>the</strong>cium ossifragum (L.) Huds.<br />
2 In a damp peaty area, at 270 m on Pobhach Bhrainin, 08/1987, E.C.Nelson (DBN).<br />
On <strong>the</strong> E side <strong>of</strong> Cappanwalla; on <strong>the</strong> N slopes <strong>of</strong> Gleninagh, 1987, E.C.Nelson,<br />
Watsonia 17 (1989) 359.<br />
Add district 2.<br />
Allium babingtonii Borrer ? A. ampeloprasum L. var. babingtonii (Borrer) Syme<br />
4 Damp hollow, base <strong>of</strong> wall nr. <strong>Connemara</strong> Gateway Hotel, SE <strong>of</strong> Oughterard, 1982,<br />
DL, INJ (1984) 287.
34 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
6 Birr Mor, W <strong>of</strong> Feenish Is. ‘a dozen or more in a little group by a ruined house near<br />
SW point <strong>of</strong> isl<strong>and</strong>’, 25/06/1983, TR.<br />
7 Murvey, between Roundstone & Ballyconneely, L 67 39, TGFC, 1996.<br />
Add district 4.<br />
Allium schoenoprasum L.<br />
3 ‘Several plants in flower in open stony ground, close to roadside, just SW <strong>of</strong> L.<br />
Gealáin, near Mullaghmore’, A.S.Dunn in litt. to DAW, 10/05/1985. Rinnamona, S<br />
inlet <strong>of</strong> fen, R 296 935, Mooney, 1998.<br />
8 On both sides <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Clonbur River, M 10 57, 05/1994 CR (1996).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Juncus tenuis Willd.<br />
6 Roadside N <strong>of</strong> Glendollagh Lough, L 84, INJ 23 (1991) 465.<br />
6/8 South shore <strong>of</strong> Lough Shindilla, L 95 45, 07/08/1999, J.Conaghan, Irish Bot. News 10<br />
(2000) 54.<br />
8 Grass margin <strong>of</strong> forest track, periphery <strong>of</strong> plantation, Curraghduff, Currarevagh<br />
demesne, ENE <strong>of</strong> Oughterard, 14/09/1991, MS <strong>and</strong> Reitze ten Cate.<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Juncus inflexus<br />
8 N shore <strong>of</strong> Laughaunierin, M 01 46, 07/08/1999, J. Conaghan, Irish Bot. News 10<br />
(2000) 55<br />
Add district 8.<br />
Juncus planifolius R.Br.<br />
6 Scannell (1975) provided details <strong>of</strong> distribution in <strong>the</strong> Carna-Glinsk peninsula. In<br />
1988, N. D. Lockhart, with M. O’Connell <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs carried out vegetation sampling<br />
<strong>of</strong> a ‘quaking scraw community’ at L. Corker, 2.5 km W <strong>of</strong> Carna village (not marked<br />
on field maps – L 766 335). In one area, J. planifolius is an ‘important component.’<br />
The species is easily seen from a distance because <strong>of</strong> its clustered habit <strong>and</strong><br />
reddish-brown colouration in summer. See remarks under Haloragis micrantha re.<br />
Knockboy.<br />
8 Roadside <strong>and</strong> lake-shore N <strong>of</strong> Derryneen Lough, L 88 46, '<strong>the</strong> station appears to be<br />
<strong>the</strong> most nor<strong>the</strong>rly in <strong>the</strong> region, lying just N <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> main Galway to Clifden road.'<br />
08/08/1999, J. Conaghan, Irish Bot. News 10 (2000) 55.<br />
Add district 8.<br />
This species is native to Australia, New Zeal<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> South America. There are also<br />
several records for <strong>the</strong> species in Hawaii, <strong>and</strong> a single record from <strong>the</strong> Pacific Coast <strong>of</strong><br />
Oregon (Balslev, 1980). It is now a frequent component <strong>of</strong> wet habitats in <strong>the</strong> Carna-<br />
Glinsk peninsula, but has scarcely spread beyond this region.<br />
Sparganium erectum L. subsp. microcarpum (Neuman) Domin<br />
8 Near Cong, Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 144.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Sparganium erectum L. subsp. neglectum (Beeby) Schinz & Thell.<br />
8 At 2 sites between Maam & Cong, Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 145.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Sparganium minimum Wallr. ? S. natans L.<br />
Lemna trisulca L.<br />
2 In a pond at <strong>Burren</strong> village, M880 113, Peter Tattersfield in litt. to MS, 28/06/1988.<br />
Reinstate district 2.<br />
Lemna minor L.
FLORA OF CONNEMARA AND THE BURREN - RECORDS FROM 1984 35<br />
2 Large pond at <strong>Burren</strong> village, M 28 11, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
Lemna gibba L.<br />
3 With L. minor in small pool on E side <strong>of</strong> road, St. Patrick’s Well, Kinvarra Bay, M 33<br />
12 (CGE,DBN) , Preston et al. (1991).<br />
Praeger (1939) published a record for Kilfenora, which he later retracted (1946) as a<br />
misidentification. This error was overlooked in <strong>the</strong> original <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Lemna polyrhiza L. ? Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden<br />
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.<br />
2 Large pond at <strong>Burren</strong> village, M 28 11, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
6 Nor<strong>the</strong>rn edge <strong>of</strong> Glendollagh Lough, L 84, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Luronium natans (L.) Raf.<br />
6 In peaty water with Eriocaulon aquaticum, Invermore L., Derryrush, L 899 390,<br />
10/06/1994, TCGR, G.Kaye <strong>and</strong> J.Kirschner (DBN), INJ 25 (1995) 140-145.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. Confirmed for Irel<strong>and</strong> with first fertile material.<br />
Butomus umbellatus L.<br />
3 ‘In full flowering glory ...’ in occasional clumps between <strong>the</strong> bridge, NW shore <strong>of</strong><br />
lake <strong>and</strong> margin <strong>of</strong> R. Fergus, E <strong>of</strong> Cor<strong>of</strong>in, 29/07/1984, HNMcG; also a few plants on<br />
NW shore, R 28 88, Bull. Irish Biog. Soc. 8 (1985) 118. Cloonleen Lough, R 340 825,<br />
JR, NMcG & TGFC, 30/07/1984.<br />
Add district 3.<br />
Elodea canadensis Michx.<br />
5 Eglington Canal, Canal Road Upper, Galway, M 29 25; Arm <strong>of</strong> R. Corrib immediately<br />
W <strong>of</strong> St. Nicholas’s Ca<strong>the</strong>dral, Galway, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.<br />
3 In a ditch on W side <strong>of</strong> L. Muckanagh, 07/1984, J.White, not in flower (McGough,<br />
1985). In a ditch about 1.25 km to <strong>the</strong> SW <strong>of</strong> Templebannagh L., with Nuphar lutea,<br />
R 375 941, P. Tattersfield, in litt. to MS, 28/06/1988.<br />
Reinstate to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. Confirmation <strong>of</strong> Mackay record (1806).<br />
Potamogeton natans L.<br />
2 Caher R. SE <strong>of</strong> Caher Lower, M 16 07; Turlough at Carran, R 28 98, Preston et al. INJ<br />
23 (1991) 466.<br />
Potamogeton coloratus Hornem.<br />
2A ‘small drain by <strong>the</strong> lake, Inishmaan,’ 8/07/1976 DAW [as P. natans] (TCD det.<br />
C.D.Preston), first Aran record. Ditches W side <strong>of</strong> Ballindooly L., M 31 28<br />
C.D.Preston et al. (1991) (DBN & CGE).<br />
7 Seen at Creggduff L. on SW side, 1978, 1981, CB in report to DBN in 1984.<br />
New to Aran Isl<strong>and</strong>s, add A.<br />
Potamogeton alpinus Balbis<br />
6 Shallow water in flooded peat cutting, N side <strong>of</strong> Glendollagh L. with <strong>the</strong> aquatic<br />
form <strong>of</strong> Juncus bulbosus <strong>and</strong> Scripus fluitans, L 84, Preston et al. (1991) (CGE).<br />
8 Washed up in quantity on S shore <strong>of</strong> L. Mask at Ferry Bridge, M 06 58, Preston et<br />
al. (1991) (CGE & DBN). In muddy bay on NE side <strong>of</strong> Dooros peninsula, S <strong>of</strong> Derry<br />
Rocks, 07/2000, CB (DBN).<br />
Add districts 6 & 8.<br />
Potamogeton lucens L.
36 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
5 Eglington Canal, Canal Road Upper, Galway, M 29 25, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
8 Lough Mask, on SW side <strong>of</strong> Annagh Point, M 07 63, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Potamogeton crispus L.<br />
4 N end <strong>of</strong> Ballycuirke L., M 22 32, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
Potamogeton pusillus L.<br />
5 Arm <strong>of</strong> R. Corrib W <strong>of</strong> St. Nicholas’s Ca<strong>the</strong>dral, Galway, M 29 25 (DBN & CGE),<br />
Preston et al. (1991).<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Potamogeton pectinatus L.<br />
5 Eglington Canal, Canal Road Upper, Galway, M 29 25, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Potamogeton filiformis Pers.<br />
3 SE side <strong>of</strong> Lough George, NE <strong>of</strong> Cor<strong>of</strong>in, R 33 90, 18/07/1994, C.Preston.<br />
7 S<strong>and</strong>y corner on NW side <strong>of</strong> Aughrosbeg L., L 55 58, 6/09/1979, G.Halliday, conf.<br />
C.D.Preston (LANC, TCD), Preston et al. (1991).<br />
8 SW <strong>of</strong> Annagh Point, L. Mask, M 07 63 (CGE), Preston et al. (1991). S<strong>and</strong>y bay NE<br />
side <strong>of</strong> Dooros peninsula at Cassidy's bay, M 071 511, L. Corrib, 07/2000, CB (DBN).<br />
Add districts 3 & 7.<br />
Potamogeton × nitens Weber (P. gramineus × P. perfoliatus)<br />
4 N end <strong>of</strong> Ballycuirke L., M 22 32 (CGE) Preston et al. (1991), Confirms <strong>the</strong> 1906<br />
record <strong>of</strong> Praeger.<br />
Reinstate district 4.<br />
Potamogeton × nerviger Wolfg. (P. alpinus × P.lucens)<br />
1 Abundant in a short stretch <strong>of</strong> R. Fergus, N <strong>of</strong> bridge above Inchiquin L., growing<br />
with P. natans, Hippurus vulgaris, Ranunculus peltatus ... in deep water, R 266 913<br />
(DBN & CGE), Preston et al. (1991). Confirmation <strong>of</strong> 1948 & 1952 records, <strong>the</strong> only<br />
known station in Irel<strong>and</strong>, o<strong>the</strong>rwise only known from Lithuania.<br />
Reinstate hybrid to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Potamogeton × sparganifolius Laest. ex Fries. (P. gramineus × P.natans)<br />
7 E side <strong>of</strong> Ballynahinch R. <strong>and</strong> SW <strong>of</strong> Castle, collected in 1869 by A.G.More (DBN,<br />
CGE). Originally named as P. polygonifolius var. <strong>and</strong> P. serotinus, <strong>the</strong> hybrid was<br />
named by J.E.D<strong>and</strong>y <strong>and</strong> G.Taylor, <strong>and</strong> confirmed by C.D.Preston. Overlooked in<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
8 Noted in <strong>the</strong> Bealanabrack R. in 1968 by Preston et al. (1991). Confirmation <strong>of</strong> an old<br />
record.<br />
Add district 7.<br />
Potamogeton × zizii Koch ex Roth (P. gramineus × P.lucens)<br />
4 N end <strong>of</strong> Ballycuirke L., M 22 32 (DBN & CGE), Preston et al. (1991).<br />
8 Lough Mask, NE <strong>of</strong> Annagh Point, M 08 64, Preston et al. (1991). Ashford Castle<br />
demesne, TGFC, 06/07/1973<br />
Reinstate district 4.<br />
Ruppia maritima L.<br />
3 Brackish pond near W end <strong>of</strong> Aughinish penisula, M 27 13; brackish ponds SW <strong>of</strong><br />
Parkmore, Kinvarra Bay, M 33 12, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
4 In pools behind extensive shingle/boulder beach at W tip <strong>of</strong> Tawin Isl<strong>and</strong>, M 305<br />
191, 186 (DBN) E. Wymer, M. Quirke, AML, <strong>and</strong> HNMcG (McGough, 1988).<br />
Scirpus cespitosus L. ? Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartman
FLORA OF CONNEMARA AND THE BURREN - RECORDS FROM 1984 37<br />
2 On <strong>the</strong> plateau W <strong>of</strong> Feenagh, usually in ‘minibogs’ that develop in small hollows<br />
on <strong>the</strong> higher limestone plateau, 17/05/1983, JJM (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Add district 2.<br />
Scirpus fluitans L. ? Eleogiton fluitans (L.) Link<br />
Scirpus setaceus L. ? Isolepis setacea (L.) R. Br.<br />
Scirpus cernuus M. Vahl. ? Isolepis cernua (M. Vahl) Roemer & Schultes<br />
Scirpus lacustris L. ? Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla<br />
S. lacustris subsp. tabernaemontani (C. Gmelin) Syme in Sowerby<br />
? Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C. Gmelin) Palla<br />
Scirpus maritimus L., ? Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla in Koch<br />
Eriophorum angustifolium Honck.<br />
2A Inishmaan, 11/06/1987, CB (DBN).<br />
Rhynchospora fusca (L.) Aiton fil.<br />
4 Bog between Gortachalla L. <strong>and</strong> Ross L., 1983, DL (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Add district 4.<br />
Carex spicata Huds.<br />
4 Grassl<strong>and</strong> near margin <strong>of</strong> R. Corrib below Menlough Castle, M 29 27, 1984, HNMcG<br />
INJ 22 (1988) 413.<br />
Add district 4.<br />
Carex curta Good.<br />
7 Craiggamore, Urrisbeg (Errisbeg), <strong>and</strong> var. glabrescens, near Roundstone; INJ 21<br />
(1912) 238 [Overlooked in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>]; In <strong>the</strong> scraw community <strong>of</strong> Loch an Chorcail<br />
(Corker L.), 2.5 km W <strong>of</strong> Carna village, L 766 335, N.D.Lockhart et al. INJ 23 (1989)<br />
128-129 [This paper also records a sighting from N <strong>of</strong> Inveran, District 5].<br />
Add district 7.<br />
Carex pendula Huds.<br />
8 Ashford Castle woods, TGFC, 06/07/1973.<br />
Add district 8.<br />
Carex punctata Gaud.<br />
6 SW shore <strong>of</strong> Cashla bay between Pointa <strong>and</strong> Church, L 92, where FW seepage<br />
meets <strong>the</strong> shore, with C. extensa <strong>and</strong> Juncus gerardi, 09/1983, CB, DBN. ca. 200<br />
plants on damp coastal turf W <strong>of</strong> small boatslip at Pointa, S <strong>of</strong> Carraroe, CB, 1985.<br />
7 Some 6 plants in damp ground by <strong>the</strong> sea ca. 0.5 km NW <strong>of</strong> Erriseask House Hotel,<br />
Ballyconneely; o<strong>the</strong>r stations about Mannin bay, headl<strong>and</strong> SW <strong>of</strong> Coral str<strong>and</strong>,<br />
headl<strong>and</strong>s SW <strong>and</strong> NW <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> river flowing from L. Emlaghnabehy into Mannin<br />
Bay, CB in litt. to MS 11/1990.<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Carex × fulva Gooden. (C. hostiana × C. viridula) [as C. demisa in <strong>Flora</strong>]<br />
2A In damp peat hollows <strong>of</strong> pavement N <strong>of</strong> school on Inishmaan, with both parents in<br />
association with Schoenus, Pinguicula vulgaris, 1984, CB, confirmed by<br />
A.O.Chater & R.W.David.<br />
First confirmed record for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Carex demissa Hornem. ? C. viridula Michaux subsp. oedocarpa (Andersson) B. Schmid<br />
Carex lepidocarpa Tausch ? C. viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid<br />
6 Marsh by W side <strong>of</strong> road, 1 km S <strong>of</strong> Comprehensive school, Carraroe, 1984, CB.
38 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
7 Marshes on Slyne Head peninsula, NW Truska Lough <strong>and</strong> S <strong>of</strong> Manninmore<br />
Lough.<br />
8 Drift banks by Owentooey river, 3 km NW <strong>of</strong> Recess.<br />
Add districts 6, 7 & 8.<br />
C. serotina auct., non Mérat ? C. viridula subsp. viridula<br />
Carex riparia Curtis<br />
1 In marshy ground by <strong>the</strong> outflow <strong>of</strong> Lough Ballycullinan, S <strong>of</strong> Cor<strong>of</strong>in, R 29 87,<br />
27/05/1969, MS (DBN).<br />
4 The specimen cited in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> (DBN) was redetermined as C. lasiocarpa by<br />
A.O.Chater in 1983 (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
Add district 1, delete district 4.<br />
Carex rostrata Stokes<br />
6 With C. lepidocarpa in marsh at Keeraunmore townl<strong>and</strong> SE <strong>of</strong> Carraroe, 1984, CB.<br />
E end <strong>of</strong> Oorid Lough, L 93 46, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
Reinstate district 6.<br />
Milium effusum L.<br />
8 Common on a wooded isl<strong>and</strong> S. <strong>of</strong> Cong, M 14 53, 08/1993, CR (1996) Confirmation<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> species in H16 (Praeger 1899 in DBN).<br />
Reinstate to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Alopecurus geniculatus L.<br />
8 Wet stony ground 1 km NW <strong>of</strong> Ballydoolagh, N <strong>of</strong> Cornamona, 1984, CB.<br />
Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link<br />
5 S<strong>and</strong>y ground E <strong>of</strong> car park by shore at Knock townl<strong>and</strong> E <strong>of</strong> Inveran, 1984, CB.<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth<br />
2A Inishmaan, L 944 057, TGFC, 1999.<br />
Holcus mollis L.<br />
7 Derryclare Wood. ‘Forming a matted vegetation ...’ Fergusson & Westh<strong>of</strong>f (1987).<br />
8 A small population in woodl<strong>and</strong>, grounds <strong>of</strong> Currarevagh House Hotel, by L. Corrib,<br />
ca. 1986, S. M. Walters (1987).<br />
Add districts 7 & 8.<br />
Holcus × hybridus Wein (H. lanatus × H. mollis)<br />
1 In felled woodl<strong>and</strong> near Clifden Hill, W side <strong>of</strong> Inchiquin L., R 2 8 (TCD) (Kelly &<br />
Webb, 1983).<br />
Confirmed for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Avena strigosa Schreb.<br />
2A An Fhearbada, Inishmaan, L 944 044, TGFC, 1999. Port Corrúch Beag, Inishmore, L<br />
845 110, TGFC et al., 1987. An Baile Thíos, L 976 027, TGFC et al., 1987.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Avena fatua L.<br />
3 Drumharsna, Ardrahan, 02/08/1974, H. O'Donnell (DBN).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
This specimen was marked as coming from H 17 (North East Galway), whereas this<br />
locality is actually in H15 (South East Galway) <strong>and</strong> thus in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> area. We are<br />
grateful to Sylvia Reynolds for uncovering this error, which is also incorrectly<br />
incorporated in <strong>the</strong> Census Catalogue (see Occasional Paper 5 (1990) p. 35).<br />
Avenula pubescens (Huds.) Dum. ? Helictotrichon pubescens (Huds.) Pilg.<br />
7 Mannin Bay beach, N side <strong>of</strong> peninsula, <strong>and</strong> Slyne Head, 1989, CB.<br />
Trisetum flavescens (L.) Beauv.
FLORA OF CONNEMARA AND THE BURREN - RECORDS FROM 1984 39<br />
2A Dry rocky ground at base <strong>of</strong> walls, several stations on Inishmaan, usually on rough<br />
tracks leading from village to S side <strong>of</strong> isl<strong>and</strong>, 1984, CB.<br />
Reinstate to Aran.<br />
Deschampsia setacea (Huds.) Hack.<br />
6 Camus oughter, Lough an Niocháin, L 95 36, Bleasdale, 1991.<br />
Sesleria albicans Schultes ? S. caerulea (L.) Ard.<br />
6 Calcareous sea s<strong>and</strong>, An Leathchartúr, M 00 20, 05/1993, CR. NE corner Múinis<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>, L 76 29, 06/1985, CR (1996).<br />
Add district 6.<br />
Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench. subsp. arundinacea (Schrank) K. Richter<br />
4 A few plants near lake shore in Schoenus fen, on An tOileán Mór, L. Corrib, M 248<br />
331, 07/1991, CR (DBN). (1996).<br />
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv.<br />
7 Doonloughan, 1981, CB (Webb & Scannell, 1984). The subsp. minor (Bab.)<br />
F.H.Perring & P.D.Sell is noted in <strong>the</strong> Crit. Suppl. (1968) 151, for this area.<br />
Lolium temulentum L.<br />
‘Not common, Clare, W. Galway, E. Mayo, W. Mayo.’ Praeger (1909) p.211.<br />
2 On thatched ro<strong>of</strong>s <strong>of</strong> dwellings on Inishmaan; in fields on Inishmore, Inishmaan,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Inisheer - where it is a common weed <strong>of</strong> rye fields, Curtis et al. INJ 22 (1988)<br />
505-512.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. Add 2 & A.<br />
× Festulolium loliaceum (Huds.) Fourn. (Festuca pratensis × Lolium perenne)<br />
3 By <strong>the</strong> river Fergus, ca. 2 km above Ennis, 1980, MS. N.B. The specimen in DBN<br />
with <strong>the</strong> above label is <strong>of</strong> Lolium perenne. The above taxon was examined <strong>and</strong><br />
recognised in <strong>the</strong> field but when a specimen was taken to represent <strong>the</strong> finding,<br />
seemingly a robust L. perenne was pressed.<br />
Vulpia myuros (L.) Gmel.<br />
7 On gravely roadside 0.5 km W <strong>of</strong> Kylemore Abbey, Letterfrack, 06/1998, CB (DBN).<br />
This species has not been recorded in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> district since 1933. It was found near<br />
<strong>the</strong> walled garden at Kylemore Abbey, which was formerly <strong>the</strong> site <strong>of</strong> a lime kiln, <strong>and</strong><br />
which was being restored in 1998.<br />
Desmazeria rigida (L.) Tutin ? Catapodium rigidum (L.) C.E.Hubb.<br />
Desmazeria marina (L.) Druce ? Catapodium marinum (L.) C.E.Hubb.<br />
Poa subcaerulea Sm. ? Poa humilis H<strong>of</strong>fm.<br />
2 Vicinity <strong>of</strong> Ballyvaughan, Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 150.<br />
7 Roundstone Bog, Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 150.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Glyceria maxima (Hartman) Holmberg<br />
7 By <strong>the</strong> Dawross R. W <strong>of</strong> Tullywee Bridge, DL (Webb & Scannell, 1984).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>. (This name should be deleted from page xxviii, line 25, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>).<br />
Glyceria plicata Fr. ? G. notata Chevall.<br />
Bromus sterilis L. ? Anisantha sterilis (L.) Nevski<br />
Bromus ramosus Huds. ? Bromopsis ramosa (Huds.) Holub<br />
Bromus racemosus L.<br />
2A Inishmaan, Dun Fearbh, <strong>and</strong> Gleann an Iomair, L 942 047, TGFC et al., 1987.<br />
7 N.W. <strong>of</strong> Moyard, 4 miles north <strong>of</strong> Clifden, MS, L 68 57, 26/06/1968 (DBN).<br />
Bromus hordeaceus L. subsp. thominei (Hardouin) Braun-Blanq.<br />
1 North <strong>of</strong> Ennistymon, Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 151.<br />
7 Vicinity Mannin Bay, Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 151.
40 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
8 Vicinity Oughterard, Map in Crit. Suppl. (1968) p. 151.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong> this subspecies was tentatively recorded for Inishb<strong>of</strong>in, a record not<br />
accepted by Perring & Sell (1968).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Bromus × pseudothominei P.M.Sm. (B. hordeaceus × B. lepidus)<br />
7 Gowlaun east <strong>of</strong> Lettergesh, L 73 62, 31/07/1975, MS (DBN).<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Elymus repens (L.) Gould ? Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex Nevski<br />
Elymus farctus (Viv.) Runem. ex Meld. ? Elytrigia juncea (L.) Nevski<br />
*Spartina pectinata Link<br />
6 Costello Lodge, L 975 264, still present in <strong>the</strong> 1990s (Tom Curtis pers.comm.).<br />
Briefly mentioned in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, in <strong>the</strong> introduction to <strong>the</strong> grasses, but not listed. This<br />
native to temperate North America still survives amongst native vegetation in <strong>the</strong><br />
grounds <strong>of</strong> Costello Lodge.<br />
Taxus baccata L.<br />
7 Craiggamore L., W. Tomlinson, Proc. Belfast Nat. Field Club 6(3) (1910) 295; notes<br />
<strong>the</strong> folklore use <strong>of</strong> Yew.<br />
PTERIDOPHYTES<br />
Ophioglossum vulgatum L.<br />
6 ‘Dozens <strong>of</strong> plants’, at Birr Beg, N. <strong>of</strong> Birr Mor (W <strong>of</strong> Feenish Is.) 25/06/1983, TR. On<br />
Birr Beg Is., 2 km SE <strong>of</strong> Finish. (Webb & Scannell, 1984). ‘I photographed a fair<br />
packet ..’ on Inisheer, near wreck <strong>of</strong> ‘The Plassey’, 06/1980. S.M.Karley in litt. to<br />
MS, 03/1984.<br />
7 L<strong>and</strong> end <strong>of</strong> Dog’s Bay, with Hydrocotyle vulgaris at S end <strong>of</strong> tombola, 1984, CB.<br />
On heathy ground by <strong>the</strong> SW <strong>of</strong> river flowing from L. Emlaghnabehy into Mannin<br />
Bay, 2/11/1990, CB, in litt. to MS.<br />
Ophioglossum azoricum C.Presl.<br />
6 Short turf by <strong>the</strong> sea at Mace Head, L 73 32, <strong>and</strong> Ardmore Point, L 81 28, 06/1992,<br />
CR.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Botrychium lunaria L.<br />
2/3 Rocky limestone terrain, Clooncoose, R 29 95, G.Doyle.<br />
3 In woodl<strong>and</strong>, Creehaun E <strong>of</strong> Mullaghmore below 200 ft contour, divisions 2 & 3, R<br />
335 950, 06/1984, G.Doyle.<br />
7 Near Tullycross, 1982, DL (Webb & Scannell, 1984). Doonloughan, 23/05/1990,<br />
TGFC. Doomore, M 3 0, 1988, MS & M.Sheehy Skeffington. One plant on rocky<br />
outcrop on S side <strong>of</strong> estuary <strong>of</strong> stream from L. Emlaghnabehy to Mannin Bay, CB in<br />
litt. to MS, 3/04/1992. Frequent on shell s<strong>and</strong> N <strong>of</strong> Erriseask House Hotel,<br />
Ballyconneely, 1993, CB.<br />
Add district 3.<br />
Osmunda regalis L.<br />
1 ‘Guided by sketch map <strong>of</strong> Mary Angela Keane ... several plants below peat bank on<br />
S side <strong>of</strong> bog road out <strong>of</strong> Lisdoonvarna, 3/06/1984’, in litt. to DAW from A.S.Dunn,<br />
10/05/1985.<br />
Asplenium viride L.<br />
8 Crags on <strong>the</strong> N. face <strong>of</strong> Benbeg ridge, 400-500 m, L 95 57, CR. Crags on N & E face<br />
<strong>of</strong> Benwee 500-600 m, L 87 59, CR. Maumturkmore, 300 m, L84 56, CR (1986).
FLORA OF CONNEMARA AND THE BURREN - RECORDS FROM 1984 41<br />
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L.<br />
7 At 1,200 ft on Muckanaght, 1986, J.Fitzharris.<br />
Ceterach <strong>of</strong>ficinarum DC.<br />
7 On mortared wall <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ‘Fort’, N <strong>of</strong> Roundstone, 03/1984, TR.<br />
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman<br />
(1/2) ‘Roadside between Broadford (sic =Roadford) village <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cliffs <strong>of</strong> Moher,<br />
Clare; T.H.Wright’, Cybele Hibernica (1898). A herbarium specimen at BEL was<br />
cited by Praeger (1939: p.254), <strong>the</strong> label states ‘near Roadford, Co. Clare (in <strong>the</strong> wild<br />
district <strong>of</strong> <strong>Burren</strong>) sparingly, Thos. Wright Jnr. Aug 1876’ (Confirmed by Paul<br />
Hackney, in litt. to MS on 28/03/1990). There are two fronds on <strong>the</strong> sheet, one was<br />
collected by S. A. Stewart.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, omitted in error in 1983.<br />
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.<br />
5 On bridge, Eglington Canal, Canal Rd Upper, Galway M 29 25, Preston et al. (1991).<br />
6/8 South shore <strong>of</strong> Lough Shindilla, L 95 45, 07/08/1999, J.Conaghan, Irish Bot. News 10<br />
(2000) 54.<br />
7 Occasional in Ellis Wood, <strong>Connemara</strong> <strong>National</strong> Park, 1986, J.Fitzharris. S.E. <strong>of</strong><br />
Maamtrasna in stream gully at Skeltia, Sept. 1990, L 97 64, CR (DBN).<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Dryopteris pseudomas (Wall.) Holub. & Pouzar<br />
? Dryopteris affinis (Lowe) Fraser-Jenk. subsp. affinis<br />
Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Rothm.<br />
8 Crags on <strong>the</strong> N. face <strong>of</strong> Benbeg ridge, 400-500 m, L 95 57, CR (1996).<br />
Thelypteris limbosperma (Bellardi ex All.) H.P. Fuchs<br />
? Oreopteris limbosperma (Bellardi ex All.) Holub<br />
6/8 South shore <strong>of</strong> Lough Shindilla, L 95 45, 07/08/1999, J.Conaghan, Irish Bot. News 10<br />
(2000) 54.<br />
Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Slosson in Rydb.? Phegopteris connectilis (Michaux) Watt<br />
Polypodium vulgare L.<br />
7 Frequent as an epiphyte on oak, birch, ash, hawthorn, sycamore, hazel <strong>and</strong> yew in<br />
Derryclare Wood, Fergusson & Westh<strong>of</strong>f (1987).<br />
Polypodium australe Fée ? P. cambricum L.<br />
Equisetum variegatum F.Weber & D.Mohr<br />
4 A small colony on limestone shore <strong>of</strong> Lough Corrib, M 24 34, 06/1995, CR (1996).<br />
Add district 4<br />
Equisetum × rothmaleri C.N.Page (E. arvense × E. palustre)<br />
2 Caher R. valley, 08/1984, C.N.Page in litt. to MS, 17/08/1984.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Equisetum × dycei C.N.Page (E. fluviatile × E. palustre)<br />
2 Caher R. valley, 08/1984, C.N.Page in litt. to MS, 17/08/1984.<br />
New to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>.<br />
Lycopodium clavatum L.<br />
(5) Killaguile, M 14 38, S <strong>of</strong> Oughterard, ca. 1890, Miss M.F.Jackson (fl. 1898) <strong>of</strong> Cong.<br />
The high ground to <strong>the</strong> west has been afforested in recent times, but might be<br />
worked to seek this species.<br />
8 Cliffs above Lough Nadirkmore, TGFC & A. Bleasdale, 1995.<br />
Confirmed for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Flora</strong>, add district 8.<br />
Diphasium alpinum (L.) Rothm. ? Diphasiastrum alpinum (L.) Holub.<br />
8 S <strong>of</strong> Maumeen Gap, at 2,000 ft, 23/05/1990, TGFC.
42 M. J. P. Scannell & M. H. P. Jebb<br />
Lepidotis inundata (L.) Börner ? Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub.<br />
7 ‘On <strong>the</strong> margin <strong>of</strong> a small lake, <strong>the</strong> property <strong>of</strong> James Ellis Esq., near Letterfrack,<br />
Henry Seebohm, 1855’ (DBN), Scannell (1993).<br />
Isoetes lacustris L.<br />
5 Frequent in L. Slieveaneena between Moycullen-Spiddal, M 15 30, 1985, HNMcG<br />
INJ 22 (1988) 412.<br />
Add district 5.<br />
Isoetes setaceae Lam.<br />
1 Lough Goller, R 13 96, 06/1990, Osborne & Doyle (1992).<br />
Add district 1.<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
The authors would like to extend <strong>the</strong>ir thanks to <strong>the</strong> numerous local <strong>and</strong> visiting field<br />
botanists who have sent records, specimens <strong>and</strong> information over <strong>the</strong> years, especially<br />
Con Breen, Niall O’ Carroll, Tom Curtis, Hugh O’Donnell, J. Fitzharris, Rev. G. G. Graham,<br />
Paul Green, S. M. Karley, Doreen Lambert, R. V. Lansdown, A. M. Logan, H. Noel<br />
McGough, J. J. Moore, E. Charles Nelson, Chris Preston, Rev. A. L. Primavesi, Sylvia<br />
Reynolds, Tim Rich, Ian Rippey, Tim Robinson, Cilian Roden, Sarah Webster, <strong>and</strong> Mike<br />
Wyse Jackson. Grace Pasley checked <strong>the</strong> manuscript against several references <strong>and</strong><br />
pointed out many additional records. Tom Curtis provided many unpublished corrections<br />
<strong>and</strong> additions to <strong>the</strong> manuscript. Paul Hackney, Keeper <strong>of</strong> Botany, Ulster Museum has<br />
been most helpful, communicating information regarding specimens under his care (BEL).<br />
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