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

NYMPHACEAE TO RANUNCULACEAE
Nymphaea alba White Water-lily
Uncommon, decreasing as a native; Black Loch (Hillhead), with the next; also
introduced here and there.
Nuphar lutea Yellow Water-lily
Local, including Black Loch (Abdie), with the last.
Nuphar lutea x pumila (N. x spenneriana) Hybrid Water-lily
Very rare: Black Loch (Cleish Hills).
[Ceratophyllum submersum Soft Hornwort]
Error.
Ceratophyllum demersum Rigid Hornwort
Rare in ponds and lochs; Otterston Loch.
Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold
Common by all types of fresh water-bodies.
Trollius europaeus Globe Flower
Very local, decreasing; showy at Lethan’s Den, near Saline.
Helleborus foetidus Stinking Hellebore
Formerly established, now probably only at Cambo and near Charlestown.
(Helleborus viridis Green Hellebore)
Rarely established in 19th century; in old garden at Balmuto, 1960/70s.
Eranthis hyemalis Winter Aconite
Naturalised here and there in woodland; a lot at Monimail and Balmerino.
Aconitum x cammarum Hybrid Monkshood
Very rarely introduced, seldom long persistent; well established near Methilhill.
Aconitum napellus Monkshood
Infrequent in old estate woodland; long found at Ravenscraig Park, Kirkcaldy.
(Actaea spicata Baneberry)
A rare introduction, long extinct (1857).
Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone
Common in woodland, sometimes on hillsides.
Anemone apennina Blue Anemone
Planted or relic, rarely semi-naturalised (may include A. blanda).