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: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Poaceae

Total records held
416

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 259	289
Tetrads: 211	233
Hectads: 35	37

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jun 14 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Meadow Fescue is a tufted native perennial of grass fields, grassy waysides and waste ground usually on moist nutrient-rich soils. It was also often sown for fodder, so much so that it is now impossible to distinguish native plants from introduced ones. It is recorded occasionally throughout our area from Deep Clough (SK0497) and Salters Brook (SE1300 v.c.58) in the north, to Swadlincote (SK2819) and Forbes Hole (SK4932) in the south.