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

[Mentha taxa Mints]
There are several mints recorded, notably in W. Young’s List (1936), that are difficult to
reconcile with modern names; these have been ignored.
Salvia verbenaca Wild Clary
Now only at Kinghorn and Pettycur, in quantity at both, since 1820 —>.
Salvia verticillata Whorled Clary
Very rarely established, now only near Elie.
HIPPURIDACEAE TO OLEACAE
Hippuris vulgaris Marestail
Local by and in lochs and reservoirs, e.g. Kilconquhar Loch.
Callitriche hermaphroditica Annual Water-starwort
Local in lochs and reservoirs, as in Carriston Reservoir.
Callitriche stagnalis Common Water-starwort
Very common.
Callitriche platycarpa Various-leaved Water-starwort
Common.
[Callitriche obtusangula Blunt-fruited Water-starwort]
Reported from River Eden in 1981, requires confirmation.
Callitriche hamulata Intermediate Water-starwort
Local in pools, e.g. at Clatto Reservoir.
Plantago coronopus Buck’s-horn Plantain
Common, by the sea.
Plantago maritima Sea Plantain
Common, by the sea.
Plantago major Greater Plantain
Very common.
Plantago media Hoary Plantain
Occasionally established in lawns for a time; also a rare casual.
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
Very common.
Littorella uniflora Shoreweed
Locally dominant on the shores of lochs and reservoirs.