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: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Plantaginaceae

Total records held
968

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 378	409
Tetrads: 220	236
Hectads: 35	35

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Oct 7 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Hoary Plantain is a native perennial of neutral to basic grasslands. It is common in the White Peak as at Peter Dale (SK1276) and Bonsall (SK2556), and frequent on the Magnesian Limestone as at Cresswell Crags (SK5374) and Bolsover Moor (SK4971). Elsewhere it occurs rarely scattered throughout our area as at Dinting Vale Wood (SK0194), Crich Cliff (SK3455) and Ticknall Village (SK3523). It has been lost from many sites in both the lowlands and the Peak District (Buckingham XXet al. 200?) since the 1980s due to the agricultural improvement of pastures and haymeadows. However, its loss in the Peak District has been masked by its continued presence in marginal areas and on roadsides.