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

Rubus naldretti
Very rare.
Rubus eboracensis
Infrequent.
Rubus latifolius
Widespread, very common, rather variable; some colonies have
almost rose-size flowers; in bloom from end of May to November .
Rubus pictorum
Locally common.
Rubus tuberculatus
Locally common, increasing.
Rubus caesius Dewberry
Much mis-recorded, usually for forms of R. latifolius; a large colony akin to the true
species was found covering a sea brae at Kincraig (Elie) in 2003, but it is likely to be
a hybrid between R. caesius and a member of the Corylifolii.
(Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil)
Introduced; in Raith, Kirkcaldy 1854-82 and old garden at Cleish in 1837.
Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil
Common in marshy spots.
Potentilla anserina Silverweed
Common by waysides, shores and in damp places.
Potentilla argentea Hoary Cinquefoil
Now very rare, possibly only at Balmerino, where it was found in 2001.
Potentilla norvegica Ternate-leaved
Cinquefoil
Very rare, established at Newmills, Valleyfield; former rare casual (1919).
Potentilla neumanniana Spring Cinquefoil
Rare, declining, lost in several sites in recent years; Balwearie near Kirkcaldy.
Potentilla erecta Tormentil
Very common in old grassland and on moors.
Potentilla anglica Trailing Tormentil
Infrequent, often by railway lines and forest tracks; and see next.
Potentilla x mixta Hybrid Cinquefoil