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: 1980
Latest year: 2005

County Status
Casual

Family
Solanaceae

Total records held
9

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 6	7
Tetrads: 6	7
Hectads: 5	6

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Aug 18 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Apple of Peru is a very rare casual annual of waysides, waste places and cultivated ground. All records are from the south of our area, there are recent ones from Belper (SK3447 & SK3748) and near Sandiacre Lodge Farm (SK4437), plus a previous one from Ashbourne (SK1746) in 1980. It is grown in gardens for ornament, and is also a birdseed alien. It grows naturally in South America.