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: 1811
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Dryopteridaceae

Total records held
326

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 116	136
Tetrads: 84	104
Hectads: 25	28

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Dec 29 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Hard Shield-fern is an evergreen native perennial of woods hedges and shaded rock outcrops. It is occasional in the White Peak as at Priestcliffe Lees (SK1572) and Bruns Wood (SK2456) but rare and local elsewhere (Upper Derwent SK1193, Boylestone SK1835, Ticknall Limeyards SK3623 & Markland Grips SK5074).