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

Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy
Very common, especially on railway banks.
Leucanthemum x superbum (L. lacustre x maximum) Shasta Daisy
A throw-out, occasionally established.
Matricaria recutita Scented Mayweed
In 19th century, an abundant arable weed; since, an infrequent casual (1997).
Matricaria discoidea Pineapple Weed
Very common, especially on tracks and bare ground.
Tripleurospermum maritimum Mayweed
Uncommon by the sea, intergrading with the next.
Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed
A very common weed (and see last entry).
Senecio cineraria Cineraria
Kinghorn-Pettycur shore, occasional plants planted or escaped.
Senceio cineraria x jacobea (S. x albescens)
Kinghorn Ness aea, 1 plant in 2003 (a natural hybrid).
(Senecio fluviatilis Broad-leaved Ragwort)
Established here and there in 19th century; in abandoned Balmuto garden 1960/70s.
Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort
Very common, a bad weed.
Senecio aquaticus Marsh Ragwort
Very uncommon in a few marshes, sometimes mistaken for the last.
(Senecio erucifolius Hoary Ragwort)
Apparently long established east of Aberdour in 1870s; also casual (q.v.).
Senecio squalidus Oxford Ragwort
Locally common in built-up areas and on waste ground, spreading.
Senecio vulgaris Groundsel
A very common all-year weed; the rayed version is sometimes seen (and could have been
passed over for S. cambrensis).
Senecio sylvaticus Heath Groundsel
Local on dry, heathy banks; rare in Kinross.
Senecio viscosus Sticky Groundsel