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
Native

Family
Euphorbiaceae

Total records held
460

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 272	320
Tetrads: 236	267
Hectads: 35	36

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 27 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Sun Spurge is a native annual of cultivated and waste ground, that some authorities, (Stace XXet al. 2003), now consider is an ancient introduction. It is occasional throughout our area though it is more frequent in the lowland southern and eastern parts than the northern and western. It has a local name of Wart-grass as its milk was thought to cure skin ailments (Grigson 1975).