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
Asteraceae

Total records held
116

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 42	58
Tetrads: 38	52
Hectads: 19	20

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Mar 8 2005

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Nodding Bur-marigold is a native annual of marshy areas, wet ditches and the sides of lakes, pits, rivers and canals. It is occasional in the central and southern parts of Derbyshire from Heathcote Mere (SK1460) and Miller’s Pond (SK4564) southward through Allestree Park (SK3440), to Marston-on-Dove (SK2328) and Weston-on-Trent (SK4127). Nationally it is a lowland plant that reaches its British altitudinal record of 310m locally at Heathcote (Preston XXet al. 2002).