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: 1855
Latest year: 2003

County Status
Native

Family
Poaceae

Total records held
42

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 16	22
Tetrads: 15	20
Hectads: 12	22

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jun 18 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Hybrid Sweet-grass is a very rare native perennial of the margins of slow-flowing streams, ditches and ponds. It occurs scattered throughout our area from Oxlow Dam (SK1280) and Whirlow (SK3082) in the north to Alder Carr (SK2037) and Mickleover (SK3235) in the south. It is the spontaneous hybrid of Floating (XXG. fluitans) and Plicate Sweet-grass (XXG. notata) though it may occur in the absence of either parent.