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: 2006

County Status
Native

Family
Scrophulariaceae

Total records held
96

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 48	67
Tetrads: 49	70
Hectads: 23	29

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Nov 22 2006

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Green Field-speedwell is an anciently established annual of cultivated land and waste places, generally on well-drained acidic soils. Although rare in the county, there are records throughout, from Audenshaw Clough (SE1100 v.c.58) and Hutcliffe Cemetery (SK3382 now modern S.Yorks.) in the north, through Cromford (SK2956) and Hill Top Farm (SK4266), to Overseal (SK2815) and Ticknall (SK3623) in the south.