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: 1829
Latest year: 2004

County Status
Established

Family
Lamiaceae

Total records held
28

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 2	19
Tetrads: 2	19
Hectads: 1	16

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Mar 8 2007

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Tall Mint is a very rare newly established perennial. The only recent records are from the margins of Ogston Reservoir (SK3759) and Lawn Farm (SK3050). Previously, it occurred sporadically throughout the county on the edges of water bodies, on waysides and waste ground. There has been a national decline (Preston XXet al. 2002), but it is not clear if this is real, or a change in recording. This plant is the hybrid of Corn (XXM. arvensis), Water (XXM. aquatica) and Spear Mint (XXM. spicata), probably of garden origin, but it may sometimes arise spontaneously in the wild.