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: 1789
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Liliaceae

Total records held
159

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 65	83
Tetrads: 52	62
Hectads: 19	22

Conservation Status
B

Account last edited
Jul 18 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Wild Daffodil is an attractive native perennial of damp grasslands and woods, though some records are probably of escapes from cultivation. It is occasional in the Peak Fringe as at Derwentside Reserve (SK3255), Horsley Castle (SK3748) and Brackenfield Orchard (SK3658). Elsewhere it is very rare as at Taddington Wood (SK1670) and Long Wood (SK3780), and often under suspicion of having been planted as at Snelston Churchyard (SK1543). Previously it was more frequent, particularly in the south of our area as at Calke, Repton and Swarkestone (SK32) and Drakelow (SK21) all for 1903. These losses are no doubt due to the agricultural improvement of grasslands. It has a local name of Lent-lily (Grigson 1975).