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: 1858
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Poaceae

Total records held
323

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 169	203
Tetrads: 123	151
Hectads: 31	37

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 5 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Heath-grass is a tufted native perennial of infertile grasslands generally on acid soils though it does sometimes occur on soils over limestone. It is occasional to frequent in the South West and Dark Peak areas as at Coldwell Clough (SK0585) and Ashopton (SK1986). It is occasional to rare in the White Peak as at Wormhill (SK1273) and Biggin Dale (SK1458), but only rare elsewhere as at Dale Hills (SK4338) and South Street Grassland (SK3118).