Apr 15, 2008
The characteristic flora of the county presents an Alpine and Scottish aspect, and includes among many other uncommon plants-:
Thalictrum alpinum
Oxyria digyna
Trollius curopieus
Euphorbia hibcrna
Crambo maritima
Salix phylicifolia
Uraba incana
Eriocaulon septangulare
Silene acaulis
Potamogeton filiformis
Dryas octopetala
Trichomanes radicans
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Adiantum Capillus-Veneris
S. aizoides
Aspidium Lonchitis
S. umbrosa
Equisetum trachyodon
Carum verticillatum
Lycopodium alpinum.
Bartsia viscosa
While the alpine species descend lower in Donegal than anywhere else in Ireland-pointing apparently to the [...]
The characteristic flora of the county presents an Alpine and Scottish aspect, and includes among many other uncommon plants-:
Thalictrum alpinum
Oxyria digyna
Trollius curopieus
Euphorbia hibcrna
Crambo maritima
Salix phylicifolia
Uraba incana
Eriocaulon septangulare
Silene acaulis
Potamogeton filiformis
Dryas octopetala
Trichomanes radicans
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Adiantum Capillus-Veneris
S. aizoides
Aspidium Lonchitis
S. umbrosa
Equisetum trachyodon
Carum verticillatum
Lycopodium alpinum.
Bartsia viscosa
While the alpine species descend lower in Donegal than anywhere else in Ireland-pointing apparently to the northern nature of the climate-we are met at the same time by the extremely interesting fact that some of the southern species for which the west of ... Read More
Apr 15, 2008
Basalts give strong rich clays, with a considerable amount of lime and some phosphoric acid. Limestone soils are often shallow and warm, and yield a very nutritious vegetation. Some limestones yield a small percentage of phosphoric acid, and the soils formed from them arc in consequence greatly enriched. Soils derived from limestone are sometimes deficient [...]
Basalts give strong rich clays, with a considerable amount of lime and some phosphoric acid. Limestone soils are often shallow and warm, and yield a very nutritious vegetation. Some limestones yield a small percentage of phosphoric acid, and the soils formed from them arc in consequence greatly enriched. Soils derived from limestone are sometimes deficient in lime, for this is removed as a bicarbonate, and only the clayey impurity of the lime is left. Silurian grits and shales yield soils which vary ... Read More
Apr 15, 2008
Ulster offers a large variety of conditions for bird life. While the wooded areas arc generally small in extent, they arc numerous except in the highlands of Donegal (Bed and Breakfasts, Donegal, Ireland) and Donegal. Lakes and marshes abound, the lakes of the south and centre being generally low-lying, with beds of reeds and water-plants, [...]
Ulster offers a large variety of conditions for bird life. While the wooded areas arc generally small in extent, they arc numerous except in the highlands of Donegal (Bed and Breakfasts, Donegal, Ireland) and Donegal. Lakes and marshes abound, the lakes of the south and centre being generally low-lying, with beds of reeds and water-plants, while in Donegal lakes with rocky and heathery shores are very common. Lough Neagh, the largest sheet of water, is very open, while Lough Erne, next in ... Read More
