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: 1801
Latest year: 2005

County Status
Native

Family
Cyperaceae

Total records held
47

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 5	9
Tetrads: 4	6
Hectads: 1	3

Conservation Status
H, B, A, AA

Account last edited
Mar 23 2007

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Flat-sedge is a very rare, native perennial of marshy areas in limestone dales. The only current Derbyshire sites are in the Miller’s Dale area of the White Peak {Chee Dale SK1373}, from where there is a specimen in Derby Museum. Previously it occurred over a slightly wider area from near Buxton (SK07) in the west to Bakewell (SK26) in the east. Nationally over recent years its distribution has been much reduced by agricultural improvement (Preston et al. 2002). Here it does not seem to have suffered as much.

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