May 212016
 

Sea Campion Silene uniflora,  wildflower, flower, Connemara, Ireland, Galway, Britain, Irish, British,

This unusual flower grows in large clumps on the shingle shoreline at Rossadillisk, near Cleggan. The white flowers have an interesting bladder-like structure with delicate red veins. Like many seashore flowers, it has fleshy leaves to help it thrive in salty conditions.