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.

Silene armeria

Sweet-William Catchfly

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Dates link to glossary page
First year: 1996
Latest year: 2003

County Status link to glossary page
Casual

Family link to glossary page
Caryophyllaceae

Total records held link to glossary page
2

Grid Square Count link to glossary page
1987-2007Ever
Monads: 2 2
Tetrads: 2 2
Hectads: 2 2

Conservation Status link to glossary page

Account last edited
Oct 10 2003

Explanation of terms

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Species Details

Sweet-william Catchfly is a very rare casual annual of tips which is sometimes grown in gardens. The only local record is from Shirebrook Tip (SK5268) for 1996. It is indigenous to southern Europe.

Flora of Derbyshire

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