Flora of Derbyshire

The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

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.

Linum perenne

Perennial Flax

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Dates link to glossary page
First year: 1854
Latest year: 1987

County Status link to glossary page
Casual

Family link to glossary page
Linaceae

Total records held link to glossary page
2

Grid Square Count link to glossary page
1987-2007Ever
Monads: 1 1
Tetrads: 1 1
Hectads: 1 1

Conservation Status link to glossary page
F

Account last edited
Jul 27 2004

Explanation of terms

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Species Details

Perennial Flax is a very rare casual perennial. The sole recent record is from Stoney Middleton (SK2275) and there is a previous one for the Buxton area (Robertson 1854). It is indigenous to eastern England.

Flora of Derbyshire

Maintained by Kevin S. Hutchby

2025