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: 1953
Latest year: 2005

County Status
Casual

Family
Asteraceae

Total records held
20

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 8	13
Tetrads: 8	13
Hectads: 8	11

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Mar 8 2005

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Gallant Soldier is a very rare casual annual of cultivated ground and waste land. It is recorded from Whitwell village (SK5276) and near Flagg (SK1369) southward to Woodville (SK3119) and Long Eaton (SK4933). It is sometimes grown as a garden ornamental. Clapham (1969) suggested the plant was spreading in the county but it does not seem to have done so.