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
Established

Family
Apocynaceae

Total records held
92

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 34	56
Tetrads: 41	59
Hectads: 21	26

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Aug 18 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Lesser Periwinkle is an anciently established creeping perennial of waysides woods and waste places. It occurs rarely throughout our county from Lower Shatton (SK1982) and Millhouses (SK3383) in the north, through Alderwasley (SK3253), to Thulston (SK4031) and east of Pistern Hill (SK3520) in the south. It is widely grown in gardens for ornament, and often grows out into surrounding areas or is discarded with garden waste. It is a native of central and south-western Europe.