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: 1884
Latest year: 2000

County Status
Native

Family
Juncaceae

Total records held
8

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 2	2
Tetrads: 2	2
Hectads: 2	7

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Apr 13 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

This hybrid of Hard Rush (XXJ. inflexus) and Soft Rush (XXJ. effusus) is a tufted native perennial of wet grasslands and marshes. There are only two recent records, Williamthorpe Ponds (SK4366) and a fish pond at Bradley (SK2443). There are also six previous records all for the southern half of the county for 1903 including SK14, SK22 and SK43.