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: 1711
Latest year: 2006

County Status
Native

Family
Brassicaceae

Total records held
225

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 51	81
Tetrads: 39	57
Hectads: 11	13

Conservation Status
F, B, A, AA

Account last edited
Jun 13 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Wall Whitlowgrass is a rare, small, native annual of the White Peak area. It survives on shallow soils over limestone, on walls and on the ballast of disused railway lines. There are recent records amongst others from the following Dales: Biggin (SK1458), Coombs (SK2274), Deep (SK0971) and Millers Dale (SK1574). There are also scattered records from outside the White Peak, e.g. in the Peak Fringe (Cromford SK3057) and the Coal Measures (Hagg Lane SK4339). Outside Derbyshire it occurs sporadically throughout Britain and is Nationally Scarce.

This plant is in Category 3 of the local Red Data List, 2009.