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: 1903
Latest year: 2002

County Status
Native

Family
Scrophulariaceae

Total records held
76

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 19	43
Tetrads: 17	40
Hectads: 8	18

Conservation Status
A

Account last edited
Jul 15 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

This eyebright is a very rare native annual of grasslands and heaths. Most recent records are from the Miller’s dale area (SK1472) of the White Peak with other records from the Dark Peak and the South West Peak (Goyt Valley SK0173 v.c.58). Previously it occurred occasionally over a wider area including Pebley Sand Quarry (SK4978) on the Magnesian Limestone, Ogston (SK3759) in the Peak Fringe and Snelston (SK1541) in the Southern Claylands. Much of this decrease is probably due to there being fewer local botanists who are prepared to tackle this difficult genus.