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: 1978
Latest year: 1996

County Status
Casual

Family
Brassicaceae

Total records held
6

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 2	5
Tetrads: 2	4
Hectads: 2	4

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Dec 12 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Chinese Mustard is a very rare casual annual of verges and waste ground. There are only two recent records (Hadfield Tip SK0296 & Chesterfield SK3870), and two previous records Ford Lane Bridge (SK3540) in 1978 and Catholes Tip (SK3268) in 1985. It is introduced as a bird-seed alien or condiment. It is of hybrid origin from southern and eastern Asia.