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: 1998
Latest year: 2005

County Status
Casual

Family
Moraceae

Total records held
12

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 6	6
Tetrads: 6	6
Hectads: 4	4

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jan 11 2007

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Fig is a small casual tree of walls and waste ground especially near sewage works and rivers. There are only a handful of recent records including Littleover Sewage Works (SK3143), the River Rother (SK4175) and the Erewash Canal (SK4838). This native of soth-western Asia is spread by birds or water from sewage or discarded fruit.