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: 1969
Latest year: 2006

County Status
Casual

Family
Euphorbiaceae

Total records held
44

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 25	34
Tetrads: 26	35
Hectads: 15	17

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jan 5 2007

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Caper Spurge is a rare casual biennial of waste places and gardens, though some authorities (Stace XXet al. 2003) consider it an ancient introduction. Records exist for Hope Valley (SK1682) in the north, through Rattle (SK3463), to Sinfin (SK3430) and Longmoor Lane (SK4634) in the south. This native of southern England is grown in gardens and is now a constituent of bird-seed mixes.