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: 2003

County Status
Native

Family
Rosaceae

Total records held
72

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 12	29
Tetrads: 10	26
Hectads: 5	17

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 25 2005

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Soft Downy-rose is a rare native shrub of rough grassland and scrub in the White Peak, as at Priestcliffe Lees (SK1473), Coombs Dale (SK2274) and Dove Dale (SK1453). Previously it was also recorded for a wider area, generally in lowland Derbyshire, for example at Swadlincote (SK3020) in 1978, Mapperley (SK4342) in 1969, and Cartledge (SK3277) in 1969. Nationally it is a plant of upland Britain, with its local occurrences being virtually on its south-eastern limit.