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

(Nepeta cataria Cat Mint)
Rarely established in West Fife in late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Ajuga reptans Bugle
Common in dampish woods and shady places.
Glechoma hederacea Ground Ivy
Common in woods and hedgerows, occasionally on dunes.
Prunella vulgaris Selfheal
Common in grassy places, on tracks, etc.
Clinopodium vulgare Wild Basil
Uncommon in dry, grassy places; Birkhill.
(Clinopodium acinos Basil Thyme)
Always rare, not recorded since 1884.
Origanum vulgare Wild Marjoram
Uncommon, scattered; probably an escape in some parts.
Thymus polytrichus Wild Thyme
Common in short turf and rocky places.
Lycopus europaeus Gipsywort
Uncommon by water, in NE Fife only.
Mentha arvensis Corn Mint
Now an infrequent arable weed, decreasing.
Mentha aquatica x arvensis (M. x verticillata) Whorled Mint
Local by freshwater, usually away from its parents.
Mentha aquatica Water Mint
Common by burns and in wet spots.
Mentha aquatica x spicata (M. x piperita) Peppermint
Local, established in ditches and by burns.
Mentha spicata Spear Mint
Rather local, on waste ground; includes the infrequent variety M. scotica.
Mentha spicata x suaveolens (M. x villosa) Apple Mint
Local, established on waste ground from throw-outs.
Mentha longifolia x spicata (M. x villosonervata) Sharp-toothed Mint
Uncommon, on waste ground.