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

Carex lasiocarpa Slender Sedge
Very rare; a lot at Dunbog Bog, seldom flowering.
Carex acutiformis Lesser Pond Sedge
Local by freshwater, often in good stands, as at Dura Den.
Carex riparia Great Pond Sedge
Uncommon, mainly at Morton Lochs; planted by Birnie and Gaddon Lochs.
Carex rostrata Bottle Sedge
Very common, sometimes encircling ponds and lochs.
Carex vesicaria Bladder Sedge
Rare by freshwater, as at Morton Lochs.
Carex pendula Pendulous Sedge
An occasional introduction, more or less established near Vicar’s Bridge.
Carex sylvatica Wood Sedge
Local, well scattered, including Ravenscraig Park, Kirkcaldy.
[Carex strigosa Thin-spiked Sedge]
Error.
Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge
Very common.
Carex panicea Carnation Sedge
Very common.
Carex laevigata Smooth-stalked Sedge
Rare, probably only in Glen Queich and Upper Warroch area.
Carex binervis Green-ribbed Sedge
Local, on moorland, never in any quantity; Bishop Hill.
Carex distans Distant Sedge
Local in coastal marshes and by damp rocks; Kinkell shore St Andrews.
Carex extensa Long-bracted Sedge
Very local in salt-marshes, e.g. near Crail.
Carex hostiana Tawny Sedge
Rather local in flushes, as in the Cleish Hills dens.
Carex hostiana x C. viridula (C. fulva)