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: 2005

County Status
Native

Family
Thymelaeaceae

Total records held
108

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 13	21
Tetrads: 9	15
Hectads: 4	11

Conservation Status
H, F, B, A, AA

Account last edited
Apr 29 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

This small, deciduous shrub is a rare, native plant of the White Peak where it grows in woods on calcareous soils and screes, as in the Via Gellia (SK2556) and Priestcliffe Lees (SK1473). In the past it has been recorded from a wider area including the Peak Fringe (Hulland Ward SK2647) and the Magnesian Limestone (Scarcliffe Cutting SK4968). It has been much collected from the wild for growing in local gardens so some records, particularly those from its more outlying areas, may represent relics from cultivation. It is rare and scattered throughout England and Wales and is Nationally Scarce (Stewart et al. 1994).

This plant is in Category 2 of the local Red Data List, 2009.