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: 2006

County Status
Casual

Family
Solanaceae

Total records held
44

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 9	28
Tetrads: 9	27
Hectads: 8	21

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Sep 13 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Thorn-apple is a very rare casual annual of waste land and cultivated ground. Recent records exist scattered throughout the central and southern parts of our area for example from Whitwell (SK5376), Birchover (SK2362) and Derby (SK3?3?). It arises as a contaminant of bird feed and other seeds, and probably originates from the Americas.