Scots Plants
The names o wild plants waled for teetles is mair tae sinder ae plant frae anither nor tae threap that is the richt ane. For ordinar a weel-kent or leeterar name. There micht weel be guid grunds for chyngin the name waled for the teetle.
The list is sortit alphabetic by Laitin name.
- Achillea millefolium Stench-girse Ither names: Hundert-leaft girse, Leddy’s plate Dug-fintle or finkle, Luckie’s manteel, Thoosand-leaft claver, Mither dee
- Achillea ptarmica Haurdheid Ither names:
- Aconitum napellus Deil’s kaips Ither names: Deevil’s mutches, Luckies’ mutch, Grannies-mutches
- Adoxa moschatellina Five-faces or The clock Ither names: Wee-toun-clock
- Aegopodium podagraria Beeshop's weed Ither names:Fellon-girse
- Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimonie
- Agrimonia procera
- Agrostis alba Muir-delf-clod
- Agrostis canina
- Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
- Agrostis gigantea Black bent
- Agrostis stolonifera Creepin bent
- Agrostis vinealis Broun bent
- Ajuga reptans Deid man’s bellaes
- Alaria esculenta Badderlock
- Alchemilla alpina
- Alchemilla filicaulis
- Alchemilla glabra
- Alchemilla glaucescens
- Alchemilla glomerulans
- Alchemilla vulgaris agg. Ring-cup Ither names: Deuk fit
- Alchemilla wichurae
- Alchemilla xanthochlora
- Alisma lanceolatum Deil’s spuins
- Alisma plantago-aquatica Deil’s spuins
- Alliaria petiolata Runch Ither names: Sticky Willie
- Allium oleraceum
- Allium schoenoprasum Sythe Ither names:
- Allium ursinum Ramps
- Allium vineale
- Ammophila arenaria (Braid) Bent Ither names: Marram
- Anagallis arvensis Puir man’s wather-gless
- Andromeda polifolia
- Anemone nemorosa Darn-girse Ither names: Wild snawdrap, Fuff-daisy, Wild jessamine, Cou’s cluits
- Angelica sylvestris Skite Ither names: Ait-skeiters, Child, Smuith
- Anthriscus caucalis
- Anthriscus sylvestris Deil’s meal
- Anthyllis vulneraria Craw-nebs Ither names: Cat’s claw
- Antirrhinum majus Frog’s mooth Ither names: Grannies-mutches
- Aquilegia vulgaris Auld wife’s mutch Ither names: Granny’s mutches
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Gnashock
- Arctium minus Burr
- Arctostaphylos alpinus
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Rapperdandie Ither names: Dug-berry, Gnashock
- Arenaria norvegica
- Arenaria serpyllifolia
- Argyranthemum frutescens Peggie birlie
- Armeria maritima Sea-daisy
- Arrhenatherum avenaceum Buckbeards
- Artemisia absinthium Wormit
- Artemisia norvegica Norawa Mugwort
- Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort or Muggins
- Asafoetida Deil’s dung
- Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Asplenium marinum
- Asplenium obovatum
- Asplenium ruta-muraria
- Asplenium septentrionale
- Asplenium trichomanes
- Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum
- Athyrium distentifolium Alpine Leddy-fern
- Athyrium filix-femina Leddy-fern or Leddy bracken
- Athyrium flexile Flexile leddy-fern
- Atriplex glabriuscula
- Atriplex laciniata
- Atriplex littoralis
- Atriplex longipes
- Atriplex patula
- Atriplex portulacoides Purpie
- Atriplex praecox
- Atriplex prostrata
- Atriplex Myles
- Calluna vulgaris Ling Ither names: Dug-heather
- Campanula rotundifoliaBluebell Ither names: Blawart, Gowk's thimmles, Witch-bell
- Cardamine pratensis Meidae kerses Ither names: Carsons kerses, Kerses, Wild rocket, Spink, Pink, Milk-an-watter, Mey-flouer
- Cardamine pratensis Kerses Ither names: Meidae kirses, Carsons kerses, Wild rocket, Spink, Pink, Milk-an-watter, Mey-flouer
- Carduus nutans Queen Ann thristle
- Carduus palustris bog-thristle
- Centaurea cyanus Blawart Ither names: Blue bunnets, Blue-blawarts, Witch-bell, Thimmles, Brushes, Cuckoo-huid
- Centaurea nigra Haurd-knot Ither names: haurdheid, Horse-knot –knop
- Centaurea scabiosa Blue bunnets
- Centaurium erythraea
- Centaurium littorale Sea-sentry
- Centaurium pulchellum
- Cephalanthera longifolia
- Ceterach officinarum
- Chamerion angustifolium
- Chelidonium majus Seladeen
- Chenopodium album Myles Ither names: Midden myles, Meldweed
- Chondrus crispus
- Chorda filum Mardrew Ither names: Deil strings, Cat-gut-threid, Lucky Minny's Lines
- Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Lairge) white gowan Ither names: Horse-gowan, Nowt-gowan
- Chrysanthemum parthenium Flechie Nell(ie) Ither names: Kill-the-flech
- Chrysanthemum segetum Guil or Guil gowan Ither names: Yellae nowt-gowan
- Chrysosplenium alternifolium
- Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Circaea lutetiana
- Cirsium arvense
- Cirsium dissectum
- Cirsium heterophyllum
- Cirsium palustre
- Cirsium vulgare Burr-thristle
- Cochlearia anglica
- Cochlearia danica
- Cochlearia micacea
- Cochlearia officinalis Scruibie-girse Ither names: Banksgirse
- Cochlearia pyrenaica
- Conium maculatum Humlock Ither names: Hech-howe, hi-howe
- Conopodium majus
- Convallaria majalis Lilikin
- Cornus suecica
- Craterellus cornucopioides
- Crithmum maritimum Rasper Ither names: Linarich
- Cynosurus cristatus Ither names: Windlestrae (girse)
- Cynoglossum officinale
- Cyperaceae
- Cystopteris fragilis
- Cystopteris montana
- Cystopteris dickieana
- Echium vulgare
- Enteromorpha intestinalis Watter puddins
- Enteromorpha prolifera Slaik
- Empetrum nigrum Crawberry Ither names: Crowpert
- Epipactis atrorubens
- Epipactis helleborine
- Epipactis leptochila
- Epipactis palustris
- Epipactis youngiana
- Epipactis phyllanthes
- Equisetum hyemale
- Equisetum arvense Puddock’s pipes Ither names: Jynt girse, Jyner, Faeries’ spinnles, deil’s rattles, lithy-girse, trowie spinnle
- Equisetum fluviatile
- Equisetum hyemale
- Equisetum palustre
- Equisetum pratense
- Equisetum sylvaticum
- Equisetum telmateia
- Equisetum variegatum
- Equisetum x moorei
- Erica cinerea Bell-heather Ither names: Carline-heather, Cat-heather
- Erica tetralix Reinge-heather Ither names: Bog-heather, Bell-heather
- Eriophorum angustifolium Moss-craps
- Eriophorum latifolium Maiden oo
- Eriophorum polystachyon Douny ling
- Eriophorum vaginatum Cannach (Canna doun) Ither names: Draw ling, Pou-ling, Moss-craps, Moss-trooper, Cat’s-lugs, Cat-tail, Cat’s tails, Month-gress, Draw-moss
- Eryngium maritimum
- Euonymus europaeus
- Euphorbia exigua
- Euphorbia helioscopia Little guid Ither names: Cat’s lugs, Cat’s milk, Wrat-weed or wort, Milkwort
- Euphorbia paralias Chirkie
- Euphorbia peplus
- Euphorbia portlandica
- Euphrasia
- Galium verum Hunder-fauld Ither names: Keeslip, Leddy’s beds
- Geranium pratense
- Geum rivale Cou’s cluits Ither names: Sodger’s buttons
- Geum urbanum Grannie mutch Ither names: Grannie‘s mutches
- Galanthus nivalis Snawdraps
- Galium aparine Grip weed Ither names: Hedge-burrs, Rabin-in-the-hedge, Guiss girse, Clavers, Catch-rogue, Bluid-tongue, Willie-rin
- Galium boreale Glamour-bed-strae
- Galium mollugo
- Galium odoratum widrou Ither names: kist-weed, sweet-gress
- Galium palustre
- Galium saxatile Emmerteen’s meat
- Galium sterneri
- Galium uliginosum
- Genista anglica Moss-whin Ither names: Heather-whin, Muir-whin, Carline’s spurs, Gallawa-whin
- Genista tinctoria Widwyce
- Gentiana nivalis
- Gentianella amarella Deid man’s mittens
- Gentianella campestris Ridin girse
- Geranium columbinum
- Geranium dissectum
- Geranium lucidum
- Geranium molle
- Geranium pusillum
- Geranium robertianum Scots geranium
- Geranium sanguineum
- Geranium sylvaticum King’s huid
- Glechoma hederacea Grund eevy
- Glyceria declinata
- Glyceria fluitans
- Glyceria maxima
- Glyceria notata
- Ophioglossum azoricum
- Ophioglossum vulgatum Cock’s kaim
- Orchis mascula Bawdry Ither names: Cock’s kaim, Luver’s wanton, Bull-seg, bog-hyacinth,
- Orchis morio Bull-bags
- Origanum vulgare Marjory
- Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
- Osmunda regalis Ryal Brachens
- Oxalis acetosella Sourock Ither names: Soukie-sourocks, Cuckoo sourock, French sourock, Humlock, Leddy’s claver, Grund-esh, Fellin-girse, Jeelyco, Gowk’s cheese, Herts
- Paeonia officinalis Speengie rose Ither names: Hunder-leaft rose
- Palmaria palmata Dulse
- Papaver dubium Cock’s heid Ither names: Blawort (Pron. Blaver(t))
- Papaver orientale French puppie
- Papaver rhoeas Sodger Ither names: Collinhuid, Thunner cup or flouer
- Paris quadrifolia Deil-in-a-buss
- Parnassia palustris White buttercup
- Paxillus atrotomentosus
- Paxillus involutus
- Pedicularis palustris Soukie
- Pedicularis sylvatica Hinny-soukies Ither names: Deid man’s bellaes
- Pelvetia canaliculata cowe-tang
- Persicaria amphibia Sauch weed
- Persicaria bistorta Easter magiant
- Persicaria hydropiper Bitie tongue
- Persicaria lapathifolia
- Persicaria maculosa Deil’s lingels Ither names: Flouerin sourock
- Persicaria minor
- Persicaria vivipara
- Petasites hybridus Puddock’s rhubarb Ither names: Flatter- or Flapper-bags
- Petroselinum hortense Persel
- Petroselinum sativum Persel
- Phalaris arundinacea Teylor’s gairtens Ither names: Hielandman’s gairtens, Gairdner’s gairtens, Leddy’s gairtens
- Phleum alpinum
- Phleum arenarium
- Phleum bertolonii
- Phleum pratense
- Phragmites australis Risp
- Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart’s tongue
- Phyllodoce caerulea
- Phymatolithon calcareum
- Pimpinella saxifraga Fairdie-gress
- Pinguicula alpina
- Pinguicula lusitanica
- Pinguicula vulgaris Steep-gress Ither names: Thickenin-girse Rot-girse, butter plant, Bog Jock’s hose,
- Plantago coronopus
- Plantago lanceolata Rib-gress Ither names: Ripple-gress, Kemp
- Plantago major Kemp or Rat-tail Ither names: Ripple-gress, Leddy-nit, Merry leaf, tirly-tod, wayburn-leaf]
- Plantago maritime Sea-kemps
- Plantago media Laum’s lugs
- Polygala serpyllifolia
- Polygala vulgaris
- Polygonatum odoratum
- Polygonatum verticillatum
- Polygonum avicular Deil’s lingels Ither names: Swine’s-gress, Knap-girse
- Polypodium cambricum
- Polypodium interjectum
- Polypodium vulgare Earn-fern
- Polytrichum commune laverock's lint
- Porphyra umbilicalis Slake-kail
- Potamogeton natans Deil’s spuins
- Potentilla anglica
- Potentilla anserine Gowk’s tansie Ither names: Guiss-gress, Muir-gress, Souter’s ends, Murr, Moss-corn
- Potentilla argentia Dug’s tansie
- Potentilla crantzii
- Potentilla erecta Hill-bark
- Potentilla palustris Bog-aiples Ither names: Meidae nits, Misk nits
- Potentilla reptans
- Potentilla rupestris
- Potentilla sterilis
- Potentilla tormentilla Shepherd’s knot Ither names: Flesh an bluid, Fair-days, Yowe daisy
- Primula auricula Dusty miller
- Primula farinosa Bird’s ee
- Primula scotica Poudert beau
- Primula veris Cou’s mooth Ither names: Leddy’s fingers
- Primula vulgaris Mey-flouer Ither names: Mey-spink, Meysie, Bog-spink
- Prunella vulgaris Blaw-weary Ither names: Hert-o-the-yird, Puir-man’s-claver, Prince’s feathers, Crochle-girse
- Pteridium aquilinum Brachen(s)
- Saccorhiza polyschides
- Sagina apetala
- Sagina maritima
- Sagina nivalis
- Sagina nodosa
- Sagina procumbens
- Sagina saginoides
- Sagina subulata
- Sanguisorba minor
- Sanguisorba officinalis
- Sanicula europaea
- Saxifraga aizoides Stane-brak
- Saxifraga cernua
- Saxifraga cespitosa
- Saxifraga granulata
- Saxifraga hirculus
- Saxifraga hypnoides
- Saxifraga nivalis
- Saxifraga oppositifolia
- Saxifraga rivularis
- Saxifraga stellaris
- Saxifraga tridactylites
- Scabiosa columbaria
- Scandix pecten-veneris Deil’s dairnin needle
- Schoenoplectus lacustris
- Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
- Scirpus caespitosus Deer-hair or Deer’s-hair Ither names: Ling
- Scrophularia auriculata Mappie mou
- Scrophularia nodosa Rose noble Ither names: Stinkin Roger
- Scrophularia umbrosa
- Sedum acre Queen’s cushion Ither names: Little hoose-leek
- Sedum anglicum Ither names: Dug’s kail
- Sedum reflexum Daunderin Kate Ither names: Luve-links
- Sedum rosea Sea dollies Ither names: Priest’s pintles
- Sedum spurium Deil’s baurley
- Sedum telephium Orpie Ither names: Fous
- Sedum villosum
- Sempervivum tectorum Fous Ither names: Healin leaf, Deif-lugs, Hockery-topner
- Senecio aquaticus Ither names: Gowan or Horse gowan
- Senecio cambrensis
- Senecio erucifolius
- Senecio jacobaea Yellae elshinner Ither names: Yellae weed, Rag-weed, Stinkin Willie, Tansy, Sleepy dose, Weebie, Boulach, Bunweed
- Senecio sylvaticus
- Senecio viscosus
- Senecio vulgaris Grundiswallae Ither names: Wattery drums, Swallae-girse
- Serratula tinctoria
- Silene dioica Coubell
- Silene latifolia coubell Ither names: white cockle
- Silene maritima Witches’-thimmles
- Silene nutans
- Silene vulgaris Cou-paps
- Siline inflata Cou-paps
- Sinapis arvensis Skelloch Ither names: Yellae runch, Shirts
- Sisymbrium officinale
- Smyrnium olusatrum Elshinners
- Solanum dulcamara Pushion berry Ither names: Puir-man’s-wather-gless, Mad dug’s berries
- Solidago virgaurea
- Spergula arvensis Yarr Ither names: Dothers
- Sphaerophorus globosus
- Stachys arvensis
- Stachys officinalis
- Stachys palustris Swine’s maskwort Ither names: Cock-heid, Hoond’s tongue
- Stachys sylvatica
- Stellaria graminea
- Stellaria holostea
- Stellaria media Chickenwort
- Stellaria neglecta
- Stellaria nemorum
- Stellaria pallida
- Stellaria palustris
- Stellaria uliginosa
- Succisa pratensis Blue daddy Ither names: Carl-doddie
- Symphytum officinale Knit-bane
- Symphytum tuberosum Comfort knit-bane
- Tanacetum balsamita Smellin-blades Ither names: Mairy-blades
- Tanacetum vulgare Tansie Ither names: Stinkin Tam, Stinkin Willie
- Taraxacum officinale Dentylion Ither names: Dandillie, Pish-the-bed, Pee-the-bed, Pishock, Witch-gowan, Hert-fiver-gress, Deil’s milk-plant, Stink Davie
- Teucrium scorodonia
- Thalictrum alpinum Reidshanks
- Thalictrum flavum Meidae-rue
- Thalictrum minus Lesser Meidae-rue
- Tithymalus helioscopia Little-guid Ither names: Deil’s aipletrees, Deil’s kirnstaff
- Tofieldia pusilla Laum-lily
- Tragopogon pratensis
- Tricholompsis rutilans
- Trichomanes speciosum
- Trichophorum alpinum
- Trichophorum cespitosum
- Trifolium arvense Ither names: Dug’s teats, Maukin fit
- Trifolium campestre
- Trifolium dubium
- Trifolium fragiferum
- Trifolium medium Wild-soukie Ither names:
- Trifolium micranthum
- Trifolium ornithopodioides
- Trifolium pratense Reid soukie Ither names: Reid carle-doddie
- Trifolium repens White soukie Ither names: White carle-doddie, Sheep’s gowan, Kippock
- Trifolium scabrum
- Trifolium striatum
- Trollius europaeus Lapper(t) gowan Ither names: Lucken-gowan, Bull-gowan, Stock
- Tussilago farfara Tushlucky gowan
- Typha angustifolia
- Typha latifolia Bull-seg Ither names: Bull-wand, Suit-pillie