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
Scrophulariaceae

Total records held
367

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 181	223
Tetrads: 166	191
Hectads: 36	36

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Oct 17 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Great Mullein is an occasional native biennial of grassy places, waysides and quarries, mostly on well-drained soils. It is also grown in gardens for ornament from where it escapes as seed or throw-outs onto tips and waste ground. It occurs throughout our area though it generally avoids the high moors of the Dark and South West Peak. Specimen localities are Gamesley Sidings (SK0093), Miller’s Dale Quarry (SK1473), Dovedale (SK1456), Smisby Village (SK3419) and Cresswell Crags (SK5274).