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

(Radiola linoides Allseed)
Very rare, probably extinct; last reported on Tentsmuir in 1977.
Polygala vulgaris Common Milkwort
Very local, often taken for the next.
Polygala serpyllifolia Heath Milkwort
Local on heaths and hillsides, much more frequent than the last.
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut
Common, only very occasionally self-sowing.
Aesculus carnea Red Horse Chestnut
Rare in old estate woodland.
Acer platanoides Norway Maple
A few scattered old trees; increasingly planted and widely self-sowing.
Acer cappadocicum Cappadocian Maple
Rarely planted, suckering.
Acer campestre Field Maple
Occasionally long established, as in Craighall Den Ceres; recently
planted in woodland, by paths, etc., and now much more frequent.
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
Very common, self-sowing very readily and thus often a bad weed.
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
Fairly recently introduced into amenity woodland.
Oxalis corniculata Procumbent Yellow
Sorrel
A rare garden or greenhouse weed.
Oxalis exilis Least Yellow Sorrel
Now occasional as a garden weed and in paving cracks, etc.,
especially in Kirkcaldy and NE Fife; often taken for the last.
Oxalis acetosella Wood Sorrel
Common, often prominent in more acid woods, as on Cullaloe Hills.
Oxalis stricta Upright Yellow Sorrel
A rare throw-out or casual.
Oxalis incarnata Pale Pink Sorrel
A greenhouse weed at Hill of Tarvit, 1997.