East Perthshire - Botanical Society of the British Isles

Aster tripolium
Local rarity: Rare
Grid ref. Date Protection Site Habitat Abundance Recorder
NO 3227 2011 SSSI Templehall Saltmarsh, outer edge Common M C Robinson
NO 3228 2011 SSSI Monorgan-Burnside Saltmarsh, outer edge Common M C Robinson
NO 3429 2009 SSSI Kingoodie-Invergowrie Saltmarsh M C Robinson
Only rare because the habitat is locally rare
Astragalus alpinus
National rarity: Rare Vulnerable Scottish Biodiversity List
Local rarity: Rare
Grid ref. Date Protection Site Habitat Abundance Recorder
NN 9563 2012 SSSI Ben Vrackie Eroded grassland 000's plants M C Robinson
Sea Aster N
Alpine Milk-vetch N
NN 9364 2008 SSSI Meall an Daimh, Ben Vrackie Thin soil on crags >1850 plants T Loizou & L Tucker
NO 1278 2011 SSSI Cairnwell Grassland 108 plants in main colony, + 6 others M C Robinson and R G Payne
Three of the five UK sites, of which the Cairnwell is the smallest and is apparently decreasing.
Astragalus danicus
National rarity: Endangered
Local rarity: Scarce
Grid ref. Date Protection Site Habitat Abundance Recorder
NN 722707 2008 Dalnacardoch Grass verge of track M C Robinson
NN 891642 1997 R Garry, Essangal Basic outcrop by river P Cramb
NN 919598 1997 Loch Faskally R Youngman
Purple Milk-vetch N
NN 905670 2011 SSSI Glen Fender Grassy bank A Scobie, E Lavery & R Payne
NN 939640 2008 SSSI Meall an Daimh Calcareous crag M C Robinson
NN 9066 2003 Loch Moraig Wall and calcareous grassland 6 sites R Youngman
NO 136227 2003 SSSI Kinnoull Hill Grassland PSNS
NO 155226 1979 Binn Hill R A H Smith
NO 176261 2011 Arnbathie Crag Restricted area M C Robinson
NO 1925 2007 Pole Hill Top of crags M C Robinson & L Tucker
NO 213316 2012 Dunsinane Hill Short turf Abundant along crags PSNS
NO 280340 1984 SSSI Redmyre J Cook
Not found recently on Kinnoull Hill and probably extinct there, having been swamped by grasses. A species of short, herb-rich calcareous grassland.