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

[Carex paniculata x remota (C. x boenninghausiana)]
May well occur but has to be confirmed.
Carex diandra Lesser Tussock Sedge
Rare in wet spots, as on West Lomond.
Carex otrubae False Fox Sedge
Local, round the coasts, plus one inland site.
(Carex spicata Spiked Sedge)
Recorded only twice, in 1870 and 1980, and soon gone from both sites.
Carex muricata Prickly Sedge
Ssp. lamprocarpa is infrequent and somewhat transient; there are good colonies here and
there, e.g. at Drumcarrow.
[Carex divulsa Grey Sedge]
Error.
Carex arenaria Sand Sedge
Common on dunes.
Carex disticha Brown Sedge
Common in damp grassland.
Carex maritima Curved Sedge
Very rare, now probably extinct due to improvements on St Andrews Links; not seen in late
1990s nor early 2000s.
Carex remota Remote Sedge
Local in woods and dens, mainly western, sometimes in quantity; Cleish dens.
Carex ovalis Oval Sedge
Common in grassland.
Carex echinata Star Sedge
Common in marshes.
Carex dioica Dioecious Sedge
Infrequent in marshes.
Carex curta White Sedge
Local in boggy ground, as at Steelend Moss.
Carex hirta Hairy Sedge
Common in damp grassy places.