This page shows a summary of wild or naturalised plants in bloom that have been reported across Republic of Ireland.

Find out more about the results of the BSBI New Year Plant Hunt 2026

167 surveys have been received

232 species have been recorded

2223 unique records have been sent

Average list length 13.0
(68% native & 26% alien species)

(provisional results subject to verification)

Frequent plants

1
116
Taraxacum “Dandelions”
116
Bellis perennis “Daisy”
3
113
Ulex europaeus “Gorse”
4
88
Senecio vulgaris “Groundsel”
5
77
Poa annua “Annual Meadow-grass”
6
68
Petasites pyrenaicus “Winter Heliotrope”
7
67
Sonchus oleraceus “Smooth Sow-thistle”
8
59
Geranium robertianum “Herb-Robert”
9
50
Euphorbia peplus “Petty Spurge”
50
Jacobaea vulgaris “Common Ragwort”
11
44
Heracleum sphondylium “Hogweed”
44
Veronica persica “Common Field-speedwell”
13
41
Ranunculus repens “Creeping Buttercup”
14
38
Cymbalaria muralis “Ivy-leaved Toadflax”
15
34
Hedera helix s.l. “Common & Atlantic Ivy”
16
33
Lamium purpureum “Red Dead-nettle”
17
32
Cardamine hirsuta “Hairy Bitter-cress”
32
Lapsana communis “Nipplewort”
19
30
Capsella bursa-pastoris “Shepherd's-purse”
30
Achillea millefolium “Yarrow”

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Longest lists

1
63
Yoletown & Ballycullane, Wexford
2
58
South West Wexford
3
56
Raheen Ramblers
4
55
Bantry - town and shore
5
44
Ballyheigue Plant Hunt
6
42
Muckross Peninsula
7
41
Ciaran's list from Forthill and Port of Galway
8
38
Galway NYPH
9
36
Glenbeigh Kerry
10
35
Moycullen Village NYPH
35
Bandon rebels
12
34
Castletroy NYPH
13
33
Glengarriff Woods & Ellen's Rock - group hunt
33
Waterford Botany
33
Dcu Nyph
16
31
Sligo and Leitrim Botany Group
17
29
Merlin NYPH
29
Dromclough ramble
19
27
Early Birders
20
26
Midleton

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Click on the markers to view the plant records that have been sent in so far.

Mapped locations are approximate and do not correspond to precise survey sites.