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
Polygalaceae

Total records held
595

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 208	234
Tetrads: 138	158
Hectads: 25	32

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 27 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Common Milkwort is a native perennial of short infertile grassland on calcareous or acidic soils, as well as of heathlands. It is frequent in the White Peak for example at Hay Dale (SK17I), Meadow Place Grange (SK2065) and Hopton Quarry (SK2656). Elsewhere it is only rare as at Upper Derwent (SK1490), Markland Grips (SK5074) and Ticknall Quaries (SK3623). There has been some loss of sites outside the White Peak since 1950 due to agricultural intensification. This loss mirrors a more general national decline over the period due to the same cause (Preston XXet al. 2002).