Irish wildflowers

Bog Myrtle, Myrica gale, Raideog
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Bog Myrtle
Myrica gale
Raideog
Family: Myricaceae

Flowering time: April - May. Deciduous shrub. Native.

Flowers in catkins, female yellow-green, male red/brown, on separate plants (dioecious) and appearing before leaves. Fruit surrounded by enlarged bracteoles. Leaves are grey-green, oblong and very fragrant when rubbed. Height: To 1 mt

Wet heaths, bogs and lake edges. Most frequent in the SW, W and NW, scarce in central and eastern Ireland.

Bog Myrtle, Myrica gale, Raideog

Bog Myrtle, Myrica gale, Raideog

Bog Myrtle, Myrica gale, Raideog
Bog Myrtle, Myrica gale, Raideog

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