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

Lysimachia punctata Dotted Loosestrife
An increasing escape or throw-out, moreso than the last.
(Lysimachia thyrsiflora Tufted Loosestrife)
Collected in 1881, probably from Loch Leven, but no further record.
Trientalis europaea Chickweed Wintergreen
Widespread, locally common, e.g. on Lucklaw Hill.
Anagallis tenella Bog Pimpernel
Rare on dune slacks: Dumbarnie Links and Tentsmuir.
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel
Ssp. arvensis was formerly a common weed, now much diminished; ssp. foemina is
a very scarce casual (1980).
(Anagallis minima Chaffweed)
Formerly on some links around the coast and at Loch Leven, but not certainly seen
for a century.
Glaux maritima Sea Milkwort
Common in salt-marshes.
(Samolus valerandi Brookweed)
Extinct (1800).
HYDRANGEACEAE TO GROSSULARIACEAE
Philadelphus coronarius Mock Orange
A rare relic or introduction in woods.
Escallonia macrantha Escallonia
Occasional as a relic, in new hedges and amenity areas, and may well self-sow in
time.
Ribes rubrum Red Currant
A not infrequent cast-out or escape, especially in damp places.
Ribes nigrum Black Currant
A not infrequent cast-out or escape, especially in damp places.
Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant
Long frequently planted and self-sowing, sometimes in quite wild spots.
Ribes alpinum Mountain Currant
Fairly frequently established in old woodland, sometimes quite a lot.