Flora of Derbyshire

The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

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.

Persicaria lapathifolia

Pale Persicaria

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Dates link to glossary page
First year: 1873
Latest year: 2006

County Status link to glossary page
Native

Family link to glossary page
Polygonaceae

Total records held link to glossary page
331

Grid Square Count link to glossary page
1987-2007Ever
Monads: 185 234
Tetrads: 193 227
Hectads: 36 37

Conservation Status link to glossary page

Account last edited
Oct 17 2003

Explanation of terms

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Species Details

Pale Persicaria is a native annual of cultivated, waste and disturbed ground. It is occasional in the lowland parts of our area sometimes becoming abundant in arable fields particularly on damp ground. It is less frequent in the White Peak and almost absent from the Dark Peak.

Flora of Derbyshire

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