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: 1787
Latest year: 2004

County Status
Native

Family
Alismataceae

Total records held
6

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 1	2
Tetrads: 1	2
Hectads: 1	3

Conservation Status
G, B, AA

Account last edited
Mar 21 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Lesser Water-plantain is a very rare native perennial of the sides of ponds and streams. There are no recent records and it has only been previously recorded from three sites. These are Repton (SK32) in 1866, between Derby and Burton in 1903, and Pebley Pond (SK4878) in 1787 and 1950. This local loss mirrors a wider loss through central England where the species has disappeared from many sites due to them being overgrown by more vigorous plants (Preston XXet al. 2002).

This plant is in Category 2 of the local Red Data List, 2009.