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: 1789
Latest year: 2006

County Status
Native

Family
Poaceae

Total records held
619

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 336	382
Tetrads: 296	333
Hectads: 37	40

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jun 18 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Floating Sweet-grass is an occasional native perennial of marshes and wet grasslands, and the margins of slow-flowing streams, canals and ponds. It is recorded sporadically from Simmondley (SK0293) and Upper Derwent (SK1497) in the north to Catton (SK2214) and Fox Covert (SK4833) in the south.