hot botany:

Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), an unlikely find from this weekend ☺️💕 #seasessions #botany #wildflowers #irishplants (at Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran)

🍄 (at National Botanic Gardens of Ireland)

Dactylorhiza maculata (health spotted orchid) spotted in the native section on this rainy day🌱☔️ #wildflowers #irishplants #botany (at National Botanic Gardens of Ireland)

Another orchid just popped up in the native section: heath spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) 🌱#wildflowers #irishplants #botany (at National Botanic Gardens of Ireland)

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus), nectaring 🌻 #entomology #butterflies #irishwildlife (at North Bull Island Nature Reserve, Dollymount Beach)

Silene uniflora, or sea campion, at Tower Bay ☺️🌱 #botany #irishplants #wildflowers (at Tower Bay Portrane)

🌳🌞🍁 (at National Botanic Gardens of Ireland)

Still my favorite in the world; lead plant.

A shot through the cow parsnip.