Alan - thank you again!
D.incarnata spp. pulchella is recorded for H3, which covers Barley Cove, in the 1987 Census Catalogue of the Flora of Ireland, though the New Atlas CDrom doesn't show it there - (oh the frustration of not having accurate up-to date distribution details!) but I haven't yet found a mention of a hybrid with D.occidentalis.....will keep searching...
A couple of questions on hybrids have been bugging me:
If it is a named hybrid eg. D. x dinglensis does that mean it is fertile, and more stable in appearance?
The D.maculata x D.fushii that I find around here seem to be infinitely variable - do they require the presence of both parent species, or are the hybrids fertile?
But The New Atlas only shows a hybrid occuring in the North of Ireland....
The only named hybrid that I can find is D.transiens, and only shown for Co.Galway and Co.Clare (1987 CC of FI).....
And a final query
D.fushii spp.okelli is the white form, do you know if this is a fertile form, or just a named abberation?
Thank you for your time and help - you can sigh with relief and go back to Euphrasia sorting!