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: 1863
Latest year: 2005

County Status
Native

Family
Juncaceae

Total records held
12

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 1	5
Tetrads: 1	4
Hectads: 1	6

Conservation Status
B, AA

Account last edited
Apr 13 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Blunt-flowered Rush is a very rare native perennial of fens and marshes, usually on calcareous soils, in the south and east of our area. There are no recent records and only a handful of previous ones. The latest are from Bradley Brook (SK2343) in 1980, near Pleasley (SK4863) in 1974 and near the Walls Whitwell (SK5078) in 1969. Earlier records are from Scropton (SK13) and Burton (SK22) both for 1903, and Scarcliffe Park Wood (SK57) in 1863. This local loss mirrors a national decline where it has been lost from many lowland sites in southern England due to drainage (Preston XXet al. 2002).

This plant is in Category 5a of the local Red Data List, 2009.