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

Widespread but infrequent, usually near water.
Salix fragilis Crack Willow
Common by water: all four varieties occur (introduced): fragilis (common),
decipiens (frequent), furcata, russelliana (both rather local).
Salix fragilis x alba (S. x rubens)
Fairly frequent by rivers and the broader burns.
Salix alba White Willow
Common by rivers and the broader burns; sometimes as an ornamental.
Salix alba x babylonica (S. x sepulcralis) Weeping Willow
Occasional in parks and old estates.
Salix triandra Almond Willow
Very rare, planted = var. hoffmanniana; only recently recorded.
Salix triandra x viminalis (S. x mollissima)
An uncommon introduction, near water.
Salix purpurea Purple Willow
Locally common by water, possibly planted in some sites.
Salix purpurea x viminalis (S. x rubra)
Infrequent, probably planted in most instances.
Salix daphnoides Violet Willow
Occasional scattered older bushes, now increasingly planted; var. pomeranica is
established on dunes at St Andrews; and see next.
Salix acutifolia Violet Willow
Once recorded; very closely related to the last; both introduced.
Salix viminalis Osier
Common and widespread, probably mostly originally introduced, self-sowing,
tending to be variable.
Salix viminalis x caprea (S. x sericans)
Common; this, and the next three taxa occur, often by water and nearly always
planted; they are not easy to tell apart. Other, new willow hybrids and varieties are
also now to be found in a variety of situations.
Salix x calodendron
Scarce, until recent plantings by tracks, in parks, etc.; see also last entry.
Salix x stipularis
Probably infrequent; see also last but one entry.