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: 1976
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Casual

Family
Poaceae

Total records held
7

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 6	7
Tetrads: 6	7
Hectads: 4	5

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jun 18 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Greater Quaking Grass is a very rare casual annual of cultivated ground, waysides and waste places. It is recorded scattered over the northern and eastern parts of our area as at Jodrell Road (SK0181 v.c.58), Bradway (SK3280), Eckington (SK4379) and Leabrooks (SK4253). Previously it was also recorded from Derby (SK3338) in 1976. It is usually an escape from gardens where it is grown for ornament. It is indigenous to the Mediterranean region.