Water-cress

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Western Isles wildflowers is a collection of information about our Hebridean wildflowers including identification hints, traditional herbal uses and general plant lore.

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Gaelic name: Biolair

Watercress was used in Scotland to reduce fevers.

Water-cress is a native plant of the Western Isles.

In mid-June in the village of Valtos in Uig, Isle of Lewis many of the streams were white with water-cress.

Photography © Suzanne Harris
Valtos - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
9th June, 2007

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