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: 2003

County Status
Native

Family
Lamiaceae

Total records held
23

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 6	8
Tetrads: 6	8
Hectads: 4	11

Conservation Status
H, B, A, AA

Account last edited
Mar 1 2007

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Cat-mint is a very rare native perennial of waysides and rough ground. Current locations are almost exclusively from the Magnesian Limestone {Scarcliffe Park SK5170} except for an isolated record from waste ground at Kirk Hallam (SK4639). Previously it occurred throughout Derbyshire, from Whaley (SK08) in the north to Linton (SK21) in the south. Nationally it has shown a contraction of range, due to agricultural intensification and the growth of scrub (Preston et al. 2002). The same authority also believes it may be an ancient introduction associated with early agriculture.

This plant is in Category 2 of the local Red Data List, 2009.