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Trifolium dubium, the lesser trefoil, [2] suckling clover, [3] little hop clover or lesser hop trefoil, is a flowering plant in the pea and clover family Fabaceae.This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional Irish shamrock.
The national plant is the shamrock (Trifolium dubium or Trifolium repens). Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' (hummingbird fuchsia, hardy fuchsia; in Irish deora Dé, "tears of God") [23] has sometimes been described as the national flower, despite not being a native plant. [24] [25] The Easter lily is an important symbol of commemorance to ...
The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg ([ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ]), which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair and simply means "young clover". [2] At most times, Shamrock refers to either the species Trifolium dubium (lesser/yellow clover, Irish: seamair bhuí) [3] or Trifolium repens (white clover, Irish: seamair bhán).
The shamrock carries religious ties, while the four-leaf clover is considered a sign of luck due to its exceeding rarity. In fact, around one out of 10,000 clovers have four leaves.
Oxalis tetraphylla var. tetraphylla is the variety most commonly used as an ornamental plant, either potted or in gardens as ground cover. The other two variants are very similar and their green parts (and flowers) look practically identical. All variants of this plant are also edible, the flowers and leaves having a sharp lemon flavour. [2]
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Cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus: a relict plant of the Ice Age. Ice-sheets covered most of Ireland until 13,000 years ago when the Holocene began. The majority of Ireland's flora and fauna has only returned as the ice sheets retreated and sea level rose accompanied by post-glacial rebound when 10,000 years ago the climate began to warm.
Trifolium incarnatum, known as crimson clover [2] or Italian clover, is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to most of Europe. It has been introduced to other areas, including the United States and Japan. This upright annual herb grows to 20–50 cm (8-20") tall, unbranched or branched only at the base.