The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1789
Latest year: 2002

County Status
Native

Family
Caryophyllaceae

Total records held
73

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 32	47
Tetrads: 32	44
Hectads: 15	21

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Sep 4 2005

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Thyme-leaved Sandwort is a low-growing native winter annual of bare, open areas with well-drained shallow soils. It occurs in a range of habitats including rock outcrops, walls and arable fields. It is frequent in central Derbyshire, particularly the White Peak, but is rare to occasional elsewhere. Two subspecies occur here, with subsp. Xxserpyllifolia more common and widespread. The rarer subsp. Xxleptoclados seems more restricted to the limestone areas, with just twelve modern tetrad records known. Our data suggest it may have disappeared from the south of the county in recent times.