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: 1971
Latest year: 2004

County Status
Casual

Family
Caryophyllaceae

Total records held
9

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 5	7
Tetrads: 5	7
Hectads: 5	6

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Oct 10 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Sweet William is a very rare casual perennial of roadsides, waste ground and tips where it grows as a garden escape of throwout. It is recorded mainly from the north-eastern part of our area (Barlow SK3575 Doe Lea SK4566 & Barlborough SK4776). It is a native of the mountains of southern Europe.