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
Established

Family
Fabaceae

Total records held
16

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 6	9
Tetrads: 4	8
Hectads: 2	5

Conservation Status
G

Account last edited
Jun 11 2005

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Sainfoin is a rare, established perennial of waysides and waste ground on the Magnesian Limestone {Batley Lane SK4963; New Bolsover SK4670; Pleasley Vale SK4964; Rowthorne Trail SK4764}. It has been a successful component of seed mixes on coal-tip restoration sites, such as Pleasley Colliery. It was formerly recorded in the White Peak at Matlock (SK2957) in 1976, Middleton Top (SK25S) in 1985 and Taddington (SK1371) in 1970. There is also one record for Morley (SK3841) in 1969. At 335m, Taddington is the highest known location in the UK (Preston xxet al. 2002). It has the local name of Ass-sweet, and is a native of southern Britain. Cultivation was attempted here in the past, but was never successful (Farey 1815).