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Primula scotica, commonly known as Scottish primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family, Primulaceae, the primroses and their relatives. It was first described by James Smith , and is endemic to the north coast of Scotland .
The flora of Scotland is an assemblage of native plant species including over 1,600 vascular plants, more than 1,500 lichens and nearly 1,000 bryophytes.The total number of vascular species is low by world standards but lichens and bryophytes are abundant and the latter form a population of global importance.
The flora of Scotland is an assemblage of native plant species including over 1,600 vascular plants, more than 1,500 lichens and nearly 1,000 bryophytes. The total number of vascular species is low by world standard but lichens and bryophytes are abundant and the latter form a population of global importance.
Onopordum acanthium (cotton thistle, Scotch (or Scottish) thistle) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Western Asia from the Iberian Peninsula east to Kazakhstan , and north to central Scandinavia , and widely naturalised elsewhere, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] with especially large populations present in the United ...
Ligusticum scoticum, known as Scots lovage, [3] or Scottish licorice-root, [4] is a perennial flowering plant in the celery family, Apiaceae. It grows up to 60 centimetres (24 in) tall and is found in rock crevices and cliff-top grassland .
Gardening in Scotland, the design of planned spaces set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature in Scotland began in the Middle Ages. Gardens , or yards, around medieval abbeys, castles and houses were formal and in the European tradition of herb garden , kitchen garden and orchard .
Glasdrum Wood (Scottish Gaelic: Coille a’ Ghlasdroma) [3] is national nature reserve (NNR) at the head of Loch Creran in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland.Managed by NatureScot, the wood is renowned for its diverse flora and fauna, including sessile oak and ash trees, mosses, liverworts and rare invertebrates, like the chequered skipper butterfly.
The species is threatened by habitat loss and only 283 Hedlundia arranensis were recorded as mature trees in 1980. [2] They are protected in Glen Diomhan off Glen Catacol, which was formerly part of a National Nature Reserve; although this designation was removed in 2011 the area continues to form part of a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and is monitored by staff from ...