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: 1942
Latest year: 1972

County Status
Established

Family
Ericaceae

Total records held
3

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 0	2
Tetrads: 0	2
Hectads: 0	3

Conservation Status
G

Account last edited
Jul 18 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Cornish Heath has been recorded as growing in our area after 1950 but has not been seen since 1986. It was recorded as a very rare evergreen undershrub, established in the central part of our area up to 1972 (Whitesprings Nursery SK2865 and Matlock Moor Farm SK3162). Its origin here was probably as a relic of cultivation or a garden escape. Nationally it grows naturally in western Cornwall where it is categorised in terms of conservation status as “near threatened” in Britain (Wiggington 1999).