East Perthshire - Botanical Society of the British Isles

Minuartia rubella
National rarity: Vulnerable Scottish Biodiversity List
Local rarity: Rare
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Mountain Sandwort N
NO17J 2011 SSSI The Cairnwell Sugar limestone 103 plants in three sites M C Robinson et al
One of only five sites in the UK, all in the Scottish highlands. Restricted to open, stony sugar-limestone patches where it has no competition
Myosotis ramosissima
Local rarity: Scarce
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NO 12G 1995 SSSI Kinnoull Hill N W Taylor
NO 164227 1981 Kinfauns N F Stewart
NO 12Q 2006 Seggieden PSNS
NO 22C 2007 Pitroddie Top of crags PSNS
NO 22E 2009 Whitemyre Top of crags M C Robinson
NO 219317 2012 Black Hill Skeletal soils in thin grassland Scattered PSNS
This lowland plant is almost certainly overlooked on account of its small size. Most of the vc89 sites are south-facing crags in the Sidlaws
Myriophyllum spicatum
Local rarity: Rare
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NN 9066 1977 SSSI Loch Moraig Mesotrophic loch R A H Smith
NO 050435 1977 SSSI Loch of the Lowes Oligo-mesotrophic loch C Newbould
A plant mainly of the eutrophic lowlands, so not common in Perthshire. Some uncertainty about its status since it has not been recorded recently
Najas flexilis
National rarity: Scarce Scottish Biodiversity List W&C Act 1981 Schedule 8
Local rarity: Scarce
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NO 044444 2005 SSSI Loch of Craiglush Oligo-mesotrophic loch V James
NO 0443 2005 SSSI Loch of the Lowes Oligo-mesotrophic loch Washed up at E end of loch. N F Stewart
NO 0644, 0645 1996 SSSI Loch of Butterstone Oligo-mesotrophic loch V James
NO 1144 1998 SSSI Loch Clunie Mesotrophic loch A Godfrey
NO 1414 2002 SSSI Loch Marlee Mesotrophic loch N F Stewart
Early Forget-me-not N
Spiked Water-milfoil N
Slender Naiad N