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: 1969
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Scrophulariaceae

Total records held
72

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 29	40
Tetrads: 27	33
Hectads: 14	15

Conservation Status
B

Account last edited
Nov 22 2006

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Pink Water-speedwell is a rare native annual of the muddy margins of water bodies with little or no water movement. The majority of records are for the south of Derbyshire, particularly the Trent Valley {Marston-on-Dove SK2328; Swarkestone SK3627, Trent Lock SK4931}. There is also a cluster of records for the Magnesian Limestone {Fox Green SK5273} plus isolated records elsewhere {Woodhead Reservoir SK0899}.