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: 1888
Latest year: 2002

County Status
Casual

Family
Poaceae

Total records held
18

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 4	8
Tetrads: 4	8
Hectads: 2	6

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 5 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Smith’s Brome is a very rare casual annual of unimproved hay meadows and waysides. All recent records are from floodplain haymeadows in the Hope/Hathersage area (Lower Hollins SK1385, Hope SK1683, Bradwell SK1781 & Hathersage SK2181). Previously it was recorded sporadically from throughout our area as far south as Ashbourne (SK14) in 1888, Soath Farm (SK2235) in 1975, and Derby (SK33) in 1968. It was probably introduced as a contaminant of grass-seed mixes though its origins are uncertain and currently under study.