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: 1896
Latest year: 1985

County Status
Casual

Family
Ranunculaceae

Total records held
6

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 0	3
Tetrads: 0	3
Hectads: 0	3

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Aug 10 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Larkspur is a very rare casual annual of cornfields and waste ground. There are no recent records and only four in total. The two earlier records for Willington and Repton (SK32) in Clapham (1969) refer to cornfield records. The two more recent records, from Calver (SK2374) and Holymoor (SK3267), refer to garden escapes. It grows naturally in the Mediterranean area.