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: 2006

County Status
Native

Family
Nymphaeaceae

Total records held
246

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 96	109
Tetrads: 61	74
Hectads: 15	22

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Aug 10 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Yellow Water-lily is native aquatic perennial of lakes canals and rivers. It is occasional in the lowlands of our area being most frequent south (Swarkestone Gravel Pit SK3627) and east (Erewash Canal SK44Q) of Derby. It also occurs but only rarely in the more upland parts of the county (Hermitage Pond SK2271). Previously it was recorded for much the same area plus the north-western part of our region (Thornsett Mill Pond SK0186). It is less often planted than other water-lilies but many of the records mapped here are still probably of naturalised plants.