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

Widespread but rather local on moors and damp grassland.
OROBANCHACEAE TO CAMPANULACEAE
Lathraea squamaria Toothwort
Very rare, Lethan’s Den (near Saline), seen only in 1978.
Orobanche alba Thyme Broomrape
Very rare, now in only one site near Kirkcaldy.
Pinguicula vulgaris Common Butterwort
Local in wet heathy areas, e.g. in the Lomonds.
(Utricularia vulgaris Greater Bladderwort)
Always rare, the three bladderworts were last recorded (together) in the Leuchars area in the
1880s.
(Utricularia intermedia Intermediate Bladderwort)
See last entry.
(Utricularia minor Lesser Bladderwort)
See last but one entry.
Campanula lactiflora Milky Bellflower
A very rare escape, established in two sites.
Campanula persicifolia Peach-leaved Bellflower
An increasing escape.
Campanula glomerata Clustered Bellflower
Rare, now possibly only at Pettycur (Kinghorn), except for an odd stray plant, here and there.
Campanula poscharskyana Trailing Bellflower
An occasional escape on walls, e.g. in Kirkcaldy.
Campanula latifolia Giant Bellflower
Common in woods, as at Cambo.
Campanula trachelium Nettle-leaved Bellflower
Very rare, naturalised in Lade Braes St Andrews; former casual (1830s).
Campanula rapunculoides Creeping Bellflower
A rare escape, sometimes established for a while.
Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell
Common in dry grassy places and on banks.