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Falkirk District Plants 65<br />

Petasites albus I (Creamy Butterbur) : Rare: Skipperton Glen, Summerford,<br />

Cleuch Plantation, Westquarter Burn.<br />

Phegopteris connectilis : Beech Fern: Rare : Braes Wood, Castlecary Glen.<br />

Phleum bertolonii (Smaller Cat’s-tail) : Rare: Carriden Woods.<br />

Platan<strong>the</strong>ra chlorantha (Greater Butterfly Orchid) : Rare : Bo’mains Meadow,<br />

Avonbank-Birkhill, Balquhatstone (Slamannan).<br />

Populus tremula (Aspen) : Rare: Castlecary Glen.<br />

Pyrola minor (Common Wintergreen) : Rare: Braes Wood, Summerford,<br />

Redding grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Ranunculus omiophyllus (Round-leaved Crowfoot) : Rare : South Drum clay<br />

pit.<br />

Rheum rhabarbum I Rhubarb : Local : Haliglen Haven.<br />

Ribes alpinum I (Mountain Currant) : Rare: Westquarter Burn.<br />

Sagina nodosa (Knotted Pearlwort) : Rare: Tak-ma-Doon Road, Shortrig,<br />

California North, Loch Elirig, Craigbank Quarry.<br />

Salix pent<strong>and</strong>ra (Bay Willow) : Rare: Shortrig, Craigbank Quarry, Rumford<br />

West, Newcraig, Loch ElIrig, Lochgreen.<br />

Salix purpurea (Purple Osier) : Rare Wallacestone; Bonnyfield Quarry<br />

(Bonnybridge), Loch ElIrig, also planted by M876 (WB 1995-98).<br />

Salix phylicifolia (Tea-leaved Willow) : Rare: California Muir, Greyrigg, Black<br />

Loch.<br />

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (Grey Bulrush) : Local : West Mains Pond.<br />

Silene vulgaris (Bladder Campion) : Local : Polmont Station; Jupiter WG, M9<br />

west of Kinnaird, Bonnyfield Quarry Bonnybridge), A803 east of<br />

Bonnybridge, Lochl<strong>and</strong>s (Larbert)(WB-1991-96).<br />

Solidago virgaurea (Golden-rod) : Local : Shortrig, Torwood Glen.<br />

Sorbus aria (Whiteheeen) : Rare : Castlecary Glen.<br />

Sparganium emersum (Unbranched Bur-reed) : Rare : Wallacestone.<br />

Spiraea douglasii I (Bridewort) : Rare : Braes Wood.<br />

Tolmeia menziesii I (Pick-a-back Plant) : Local : Avonbank-Birkhill (presumably<br />

now frequent along River Avon).<br />

Viola lutea (Mountain Pansy) : Rare : Braes Wood.<br />

Acknowledgement<br />

The author wishes to thank Scottish Natural Heritage (Stirling Office) for<br />

access to <strong>the</strong> site survey reports.<br />

References<br />

Stewart, N. F. 1988, Plants in Falkirk District, <strong>Forth</strong> <strong>Naturalist</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Historian</strong> Vol 10, 53-79.<br />

Brackenridge, W. R. 1996, Wildlife Comes to Grangemouth – a Potted History of <strong>the</strong><br />

Jupiter Project, <strong>Forth</strong> <strong>Naturalist</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Historian</strong> Vol 19, 91-96.<br />

Stace, C. 1991, A New British Flora, Cambridge University Press.

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