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: 1956
Latest year: 1996

County Status
Native

Family
Scrophulariaceae

Total records held
18

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 2	13
Tetrads: 2	12
Hectads: 1	9

Conservation Status
I, A, AA

Account last edited
Apr 29 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

This eyebright is a very rare, native annual of damp grassland and heathland. Both recent confirmed records are from the north-western part of modern Derbyshire, in VC58: Taxal Moor (SK0079) and Hoo Moor (SK0176). Previous records exist for a wider area in western Derbyshire, ranging from (SK08) in the north, through Gib Hill (SK1563) and Coombs Dale (SK2274) in the White Peak, to Clifton (SK1743) in the Southern Claylands. The number of older records on the limestone is surprising due to the preference of the species elsewhere for acid areas. It is probably under recorded. Even many botanists shy away from determining specific eyebrights.

This plant is in Category 2 of the local Red Data List, 2009.