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
73

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 34	51
Tetrads: 35	52
Hectads: 19	25

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jun 26 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Black-grass is a rare native annual of cultivated and waste ground, though some recent authorities consider it only an ancient introduction to our area (Stace XXet al. 2003). It occurs from east of Ringinglow (SK2983) in the north, through Beresford Dale (SK15J), to Catton (SK2214) and near Pistern Hill (SK3421) in the south. Nationally it is decreasing in frequency (Preston XXet al. 2002) but there is no evidence of this locally.