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Irish plants & flowers

Wild plants of The Burren and Aran Islands
E. Charles Nelson

Paperback - 144 pages. The College of Psychic Studies.
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A beautifully illustrated guide to the plants of this wild region.
If you're planning a visit to the area then get a hold of a copy. Photos are excellent, and the text very readable.

Collins Pocket Guide: Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe
Richard Fitter, Alastair Fitter, Marjorie Blamey

Paperback - 384 pages. HarperCollins.
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Generally good illustrations and covers all plants you will encounter in Ireland.
A very thorough guide which will allow you, with a little patience, to identify Irish wildflowers.

Collins Wild Guide: Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland
John Akeroyd

Paperback - 256 pages. HarperCollins.
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A good general guide.
Easier to use than the 'Posket Guide' above, but less detailed.

Irish Wild Flowers
Ruth Isabel Ross

Paperback - 72 pages. Appletree Press.
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A rather basic guide but deals exclusively with Irish wildflowers.
A good general guide, but if you're more serious about identifying the more obscure wildflowers get one of the two guides above.