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

Very common in grassy places.
Trifolium micranthum Slender Trefoil
First seen in 1992, fast spreading on lawns and greens.
Trifolium pratense Red Clover
Very common.
Trifolium medium Zigzag
Clover
Local in grassy places and by tracks.
Trifolium striatum Knotted Clover
Infrequent, often by the sea as on Kinkell Braes St Andrews.
Trifolium scabrum Rough Clover
Rare, by the sea as on Chapel Ness Elie (with the last).
Trifolium arvense Haresfoot Clover
Locally common, often by the sea, a lot on St Andrews Links.
Lupinus arboreus Tree Lupin
Locally naturalised, as on St Andrews Links (although diminished of late).
Lupinus polyphyllus Garden Lupin
A former escape, probably mostly replaced by next.
Lupinus arboreus x polyphyllus (L. x regalis) Russell Lupin
A fairly recent local escape, especially by railways and on waste ground.
Laburnum anagyroides Laburnum
Occasionally planted in hedges or by woods, seldom self-sowing.
Laburnum alpinum Scottish Laburnum
Rarely planted.
Cytisus scoparius Broom
A very common native, also planted and self-sowing, including a red-flowered form.
Genista anglica Petty Whin
Now rare on moory ground; still at Annsmuir Ladybank.
(Genista tinctoria Dyer’s Greenweed)
An error or casual (q.v.).
Ulex europaeus Whin
Native, very common, adorning many banks and slopes.