Flora Factsheet

The Flora of the Burren 
When it comes to flora, the Burren is one of the best places n Ireland to see a wide range of different flowers and plants. The Burren has a lot of rich grasslands with over 70% of Ireland's 900 native species found in less than 0.5% of its area! A recent research project found 28 different species per square meter...That’s a lot of species for one small area.

Some parts of the Burren have very rare plants with a curious mixture of Arctic-Alpine and Mediterranean species. 22 of Irelands 27 native orchid species are found in the Burren.

An important reason why the Burren mantains so many wonderful plants is because of the traditional practice of grazing animals in the winter allows the animals to hoover up all the dead vegetation (bad grasses and weeds), leaving room and light for the lovely spring flowers to grow.

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