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: 1960
Latest year: 2005

County Status
Casual

Family
Oxalidaceae

Total records held
11

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 7	9
Tetrads: 7	9
Hectads: 7	9

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Aug 2 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Pink-sorrel is a very rare casual perennial of waysides, waste ground and flowerbeds. It is recorded scattered throughout our area from Glossop (SK0492) and Nether Handley Tip (SK4076) in the north, to Derby City (SK33) in the south. It is frequently grown in gardens for ornament, and is indigenous to eastern South America.