page_title: National symbols of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
section_title: Plant and flower
hierarchical_section_title: National symbols of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland / Flora and fauna / Plant and flower
context_page_description: Symbols of Ireland are marks, images, or objects that represent Ireland. Because Ireland was not partitioned until 1922, many of the symbols of Ireland predate the division into Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland.
  Unlike other countries, Irish and Northern Irish state symbols are rarely defined by official Acts; they are defined by common usage or by various interest groups.
  These symbols are seen in official capacities, such as flags, coats of arms, postage stamps, and currency, and in URLs.
  They appear less formally as recurring themes in literature, art and folk art, heraldry, monuments, clothing, personal decoration, and as the names of parks, bridges and streets.
context_section_description: The national plant is the shamrock (Trifolium dubium or Trifolium repens).
  Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' (hummingbird fuchsia, hardy fuchsia; in Irish deora Dé, "tears of God") has sometimes been described as the national flower, despite not being a native plant.
  Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is widely used as a symbol of Northern Ireland. It is the emblem of the Northern Ireland Assembly, referencing Ulster's linen industry.
caption: Shamrock
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