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

Veronica filiformis Slender Speedwell
First recorded in 1935, for some time now abundant on lawns and playing fields.
Veronica hederifolia Ivy-leaved Speedwell
A common early weed, soon disappearing; both sspp. occur.
Hebe elliptica x speciosa (H. x franciscana) Hedge Veronica
A very occasional escape near the sea; now being planted and may spread.
Melampyrum pratense Common Cow-wheat
Very rare, only in Lethan’s Den (near Saline) and Kinross.
Euphrasia arctica Eyebright
Ssp. borealis is the commonest Eyebright.
Euphrasia tetraquetra Eyebright
Rare, in short coastal turf.
Euphrasia nemorosa Eyebright
Status uncertain, probably local.
Euphrasia confusa Eyebright
Uncommon in short grassland.
Euphrasia micrantha Eyebright
Very rare in upland areas.
Euphrasia scottica Eyebright
Uncommon in flushes in the west and Kinross.
Odontites vernus Red Bartsia
Common in grassy areas, on tracks, etc.
Parentucellia viscosa Yellow Bartsia
Appeared on two NE Fife golf courses in 1998, presumably in seed mixtures;
probably transient; (an 1894 record is an error).
(Rhinanthus angustifolius Greater Yellow Rattle)
Formerly on heathy ground in NE Fife but not seen since 1910.
Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle
Common; both sspp. minor and stenophyllus seem to be present.
Pedicularis palustris Marsh Lousewort
Local in marshes and in damp places.
Pedicularis sylvatica Lousewort