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: 2000
Latest year: 2000

County Status
Casual

Family
Saxifragaceae

Total records held
1

Grid Square Count

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

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 29 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Elephant-ears is a very rare casual perennial of waste ground where it can from dense clumps due to its rhizomatous growth from. It has only ever been recorded once in our area. This was from a riverbank at Trentlock (SK4831) where it was recorded by Dr A Willmot in 2000. Nationally it is spreading in southern England due to the growth and break up of clumps, as it cannot pollinate itself and thus set seed. It grows naturally in Siberia.