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: 1829
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Established

Family
Buxaceae

Total records held
29

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 16	20
Tetrads: 13	16
Hectads: 12	14

Conservation Status
G, D

Account last edited
Jul 27 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Box is a newly established, evergreen shrub or small tree of parks hedges and woods. It is often planted for ornament and sometimes naturalised. It has been recorded scattered throughout our area from Losehill Hall (SK1583) in the north, through Slinter Wood (SK2857) and Norbury (SK1242), to Calke Park (SK3623) in the south. It is indigenous to southern England.