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: 1787
Latest year: 2006

County Status
Native

Family
Liliaceae

Total records held
126

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 13	22
Tetrads: 11	18
Hectads: 4	9

Conservation Status
B, AA

Account last edited
Jul 12 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem is a native perennial of damp base-rich woods scrub and grassland. Recent records indicate that it is a rare plant of the White Peak for example at Cressbrook Dale (SK1774), Greaves Hollow (SK2065) and Pitty Wood (SK2752). Previously it was also recorded for the Magnesian Limestone as at Cresswell Crags (SK5374) in 1955, and scattered elsewhere in the south of the county as at Derby (SK33) in 1903. The record for Old Egginton Hall (SK2628) in 1982 is an introduction. It is a shy and early flowerer so is probably under-recorded.

This plant is in Category 5b of the local Red Data List, 2009.