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: 1829
Latest year: 2000

County Status
Casual

Family
Scrophulariaceae

Total records held
9

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 3	4
Tetrads: 3	4
Hectads: 3	6

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Oct 17 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Moth Mullein is a very rare casual annual of waste ground. The sole three recent records are from west of Tansley (SK3159), Lock Lane Ash Tip (SK4831) and Pleasley (SK4964). Nationally it is a southern species that is on the northern edge of its current British range in Derbyshire. It is a native of southern Europe.