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: 1969
Latest year: 2006

County Status
Established

Family
Ericaceae

Total records held
11

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 3	7
Tetrads: 3	6
Hectads: 2	4

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 18 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Prickly Heath is a very rare established and evergreen shrub of open woods and shrubby areas on sandy soils. All recent records are from the central part of our area (Whitesprings SK2865 and Wirestone Plantation SK3263). Previous records come from a similar but slightly wider area (Farley Moor SK2961 and Dore SK2980). It is often a relic of garden and nursery plantings, and occasionally escapes, it is thought, via bird-sown seed (Preston et al. 2002). It naturally occurs in Chile.