East Perthshire - Botanical Society of the British Isles

NO 14NE 1981 SSSI Craighall Gorge B S Brookes
NO 22C 2008 Myreside Damp setaside M C Robinson & L Tucker
NO 24B 1997 SSSI Monk Myre SNH Loch Inventory
NO 3329 1998 Kingoodie 500m west of Kingoodie A Godfrey
Described by FBW as common, so it is likely to have decreased, as have many other weeds of cultivation
Persicaria minor
National rarity: Vulnerable
Local rarity: Rare
Grid ref. Date Protection Site Habitat Abundance Recorder
NO 053466 2005 SSSI Loch of the Lowes Muddy shingle N F Stewart et al
NO 118443 2006 SSSI Loch Clunie Muddy shingle M C Robinson
Small Water-pepper N
NO 1339 1984 SSSI Delvine M McCallum Webster
Not found at Loch Clunie in 2012. A scarce species at the northern extremity of its UK range. FBW gives it as 'very local and rare'
Phleum alpinum
National rarity: Scarce
Local rarity: Scarce
Grid ref. Date Protection Site Habitat Abundance Recorder
NN 648768 2003 SSSI Allt a'Chaorainn Also at NN 649771 D Rae
Alpine Cat's-tail N
NN 97NW 2005 Carn a'Chalamain N W Taylor & PSNS
NN 925817 1975 Sron na Machranaich Also Leachdann Feith Seasgachain, NN 9181 N Sanderson
NO 159770 1993 SSSI Meall Odhar N W Taylor
Probably overlooked in sites where there is heavy grazing. Not known in the vice-county by FBW
Phyllodoce caerulea
National rarity: Rare Vulnerable
Scottish Biodiversity List W&C Act 1981 Schedule 8
Local rarity: Scarce
Grid ref. Date Protection Site Habitat Abundance Recorder
NN 6274 2006 SSSI Sow of Atholl Around tops of screes Colonies in >4 areas PSNS
Blue Heath N
NN 606736 1983 SSSI Sgairneach Mhor A &NN597737 (Boths ends of coire) M McCallum Webster
NN 617736 1983 SSSI Sgairneach Mhor B &NN619743 (Both ends of slope) M McCallum Webster
NN 663750 1995 Coire Mhic-sith I Brodie
Known here since 1810, and otherwise only Ben Alder. The Sgairneach Mhor sites have been searched several times without success