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: 1996
Latest year: 1996

County Status
Native

Family
Juncaceae

Total records held
1

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 1	1
Tetrads: 1	1
Hectads: 1	1

Conservation Status
AA

Account last edited
Apr 13 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Leafy Rush is a very rare native annual. The sole local record is from a stream near the mill in Chatsworth Park (SK2568) where it was discovered in 1996 by David Dupree. Nationally it is native of southern and western Britain and this record is on the north-eastern edge of its British distribution. Although counted as native here, its occurrence so far from other native sites is a puzzle. It may well have been introduced with the cattle from Wales that were sometimes grazed in the area.

This plant is in Category 4 of the local Red Data List, 2009.