Ireland ’s native plant life population is comparatively small because Ireland is not a large state and because it was embrace with glaciers until 13,000 years ago . Many of the native species are in declivity or have disappeared for a number of reasons . Among them are changes in farm practices , overgrazing and the proliferation of housing developments and golf game courses .
Alpine Bistort
The alpine bistort grows in meadows and along riverbank and lakesides . The slight plant grow up to about 20 inches improbable and has a newspaper column with tiny flowers , usually pink or white . It flowers from late July into early August . Underneath the peak are pinkish or purple bulbs that allow the plant to reproduce asexually , though the plant also reproduce through flowers and seeds . The small bulbs drop off the works and take origin . Alpine bistort has glazed leaves that grow near the base of the plant . The roots and leaves are edible .
Autumn Crocus
fall crocus , sometimes called au naturel lady because the bloom stem emerges from the ground before the plant forms leaves has pink , white , regal or lavender flowers that bloom in the gloaming , hence its name . The flowers are 5 - 7 inches tall and 2 inches across . Leaves are formed after the flower have flower . There are more than 40 species of fall crocus . They are only distantly related to the crocuses of the iris kinfolk . Colchicine , a toxicant chemical compound that causes impairment to chromosomes and involve cell division is derived from autumn crocus .
Basil Thyme
This culinary herbaceous plant grows to about 2 foot tall and flush from July to October . The flowers order from lilac to white in color and spring up in clusters at the very end of the offshoot and stems of the plant . The redolent leave-taking of the plant slightly resemble thyme leaves . Basil thyme has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries . Galen , a Grecian MD publish in the 2d 100 AD claimed that unused leaves apply to the skin will bring around bruising .
Sea Pea
Sea Peas do n’t flower until they are 3 years onetime . After that , each plant may have 7 to 9 blossom . florescence occurs between late May and the beginning of August . The leaves are green and waxy , and the industrial plant produces duplicate tendrils . The name sea pea plant was given to the plant because it make pod after it ’s pollinate . The seedpod can float in the sea and remain viable for 5 year . The works is rare and protect in the United Kingdom where it is designated as nationally scarce . Sea pea pods contain an acid that can get paralysis .
