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

(Atropa belladonna Deadly Nightshade)
Infrequently established in 19th century; casual in recent years (1977).
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane
Rather rare; a stronghold is the Isle of May, since before 1871 —>.
Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet
Frequent in hedges and by burns and shores; rare in Kinross.
Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed
Common, favouring banks of various kinds.
Calystegia soldanella Sea Bindweed
Very rare: Dumbarnie Links.
Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed
The commonest species.
C. sepium x C. pulchra (C. x scanica).
St Andrews, under old railway viaduct.
Calystegia pulchra Hairy Bindweed
Infrequent escape in hedgerows, e.g. N of Freuchie.
Calystegia silvatica Large Bindweed
Somewhat local, in hedgerows, on fences, etc.; ssp. disjuncta seems to be the
commoner form.
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean
Local in marshes, as on the Kinkell shore, St Andrews.
[Nymphoides peltata Fringed Water Lily]
Planted at north edge of Kilconquhar Loch in 1990s; a previous record of 1872 from
here is an error.
Polemonium caeruleum Jacob’s Ladder
A sporadic relic or escape, sometimes persisting for several years.
Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia
Planted as a crop 1995 —> , and occurring as a short-lived relic or casual.
BORAGINACEAE
(Lithospermum arvense Field Gromwell)
A 19th century cornfield weed; and an occasional casual (1960s).