wild flowers in fife & kinross - Fife Coast and Countryside Trust

LYCOPODIOPSIDA/EQUISETOPSIDA
Huperzia selago Fir Clubmoss
Rare, now only on Bishop Hill and in Glen Queich.
(Lycopodiella inundata Marsh Clubmoss)
Long extinct (c.1880).
Lycopodium clavatum Stagshorn Clubmoss
Becoming uncommon, tending to be somewhat transient.
(Diphasiastrum alpinum Alpine Clubmoss)
Long extinct (1884).
Selaginella selaginoides Lesser Clubmoss
Very local, mainly on Lomonds and Bishop Hill and by L. Leven.
Isoetes lacustris Quillwort
Rare, only in the Cleish Hills lochans and Loch Glow.
Equisetum hyemale Rough Horsetail
Very rare, now only near Ceres.
Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail
Rare on sand dunes, restricted to Dumbarnie Links.
Equisetum fluviatile Water Horsetail
Common by and in lochs and pools.
Equisetum arvense x fluviatile (E. x litorale) Shore Horsetail
Uncommon, edges of ponds and waysides; Angle Park near Ladybank.
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail
Very common, including damp areas, where it is often taken for E. palustre.
Equisetum pratense Shady Horsetail
Uncommon, hillsides and shady places, including Fleecefaulds.
Equisetum sylvaticum Wood Horsetail
Locally common, sometimes extensive as above R. Leven west of Walkerton, near
Leslie.
Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail
Local, much less common than E. arvense.
Equisetum telmateia Great Horsetail
Very rare, coastal: West Wemyss and Caiplie.