{"id":2621,"date":"2018-10-05T12:08:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T12:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/?p=2621"},"modified":"2018-10-05T12:10:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T12:10:30","slug":"plants-and-flowers-of-the-burren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/ireland\/2018\/10\/plants-and-flowers-of-the-burren\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants and Flowers of the Burren"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some see the Burren as just a barren, rocky wilderness. At first all you see is rock and maybe moss. But there is much more to the Burren.<\/p>\n

\"Flowers

Flowers Growing in the Burren
Photo by Dusi BBG<\/p><\/div>\n

But the Burren is home to rare and spectacular plants.<\/p>\n

\"Autumn

Autumn in Burren
Photo by Netzach<\/p><\/div>\n

More than 600 different species mingle here.\u00a0 No matter what time of the year, there is nowhere else in the world with the same variety and abundance of different plants growing in such an extraordinary mixture.<\/p>\n

The Burren is limestone, over 3,000 feet deep in places. It soaks up heat and acts as a passive radiator, staying warm all winter.<\/p>\n

\"Burren

Atlantic Coast of the Burren
Photo by Christoph Radtke<\/p><\/div>\n

The summer temperature is moderated by being on the coast of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

This combination makes the perfect environment for plants from the seashore, mountains, meadows and woods.<\/p>\n

\"Grikes:

Grikes: Cracks in the Burren limestone pavements
Photo by Barry Caruth<\/p><\/div>\n

It may look like nothing but rock, but there are cracks (called grikes) in the limestone pavements (called clints). These cracks can be up to six feet deep. The grikes fill with soil and make up isolated islands where plants are sheltered and grow.<\/p>\n

So, with this unique combination, Arctic, Alpine and Mediterranean plants all grow together in the Burren.<\/p>\n

\"Spring

Spring Gentians in the Burren
Photo by Dr Charles Nelson<\/p><\/div>\n

Blue Spring Gentian grows in alpine habitats. They only grow in well-drained rich soils. But they are prolific in the Burren.<\/p>\n

\"Mountain

Mountain Avens in shattered limestone pavement of the Burren
Photo by Dr Charles Nelson<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mountain

Mountain Avens Flowers in the Burren
Photo by Michael Clarke<\/p><\/div>\n

Mountain Avens is found in the Arctic, and high in the mountains of Scandinavia, Iceland, the Alps, the Carpathian Mountains, Balkans and the Caucasus. Mountain Avens is also found in the Burren.<\/p>\n

\"Maidenhair

Maidenhair Fern growing in a grike in the Burren
Photo by Danny Burke<\/p><\/div>\n

Maidenhair Fern is known for hanging on the rocks around waterfalls. And it can be found in the Burren.<\/p>\n

Usually found in rich soil and moist subtropical areas, this subtropical plant can also be found in the sheltered soil-filled grikes of the Burren.<\/p>\n

\"Early

Early Purple Orchids in the Burren
Photo by Michael Clarke<\/p><\/div>\n

More than twenty\u00a0 types of orchids grow in the Burren.\u00a0 Some grown nowhere else in the world.<\/p>\n

\"Bird\u2019s-foot

Bird\u2019s-foot Trefoil Flowers in the Burren
Photo by Michael Clarke<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bird\u2019s-foot

Bird\u2019s-foot Trefoil Flowers in the Burren
Photo by Jerzy Strzelecki<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bloody

Bloody Cranesbill in the Burren
Photo by Michael Clarke<\/p><\/div>\n

There is an abundance of flowers in the Burren. Bird\u2019s-foot Trefoil and Bloody Cranesbill create bright patches. Wild thyme, wood sorrel , thrift and many more plants and flowers thrive in the unique habitat of the Burren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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