Trail Flora

Roscommon has an abundant and rich Flora. Of the 1000 or so species of flowering plants and fern species in Ireland - around 600 of these have been recorded in Roscommon to date.

Plant species vary from the lime-loving species of grasslands to acidic bogland species. The flora in Roscommon includes a number of species that  are scarce in Ireland. However, it also includes some species that grow in few other parts of Ireland.