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: 1729
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Brassicaceae

Total records held
1587

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 934	979
Tetrads: 528	541
Hectads: 40	40

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Dec 8 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Hairy Bitter-cress is a common native annual or ephemeral of bare ground in gardens, arable fields and waste places. It also grows as a winter annual on shallow soil over rocks and on walls. It is recorded from throughout our area except for the high moors of the north-west.