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: 1789
Latest year: 2005

County Status
Established

Family
Chenopodiaceae

Total records held
152

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 71	92
Tetrads: 72	90
Hectads: 24	32

Conservation Status
H

Account last edited
Jul 19 2005

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Good King Henry is an established perennial of roadsides, abandoned gardens and around old farm buildings. It is frequent in the White Peak but rare elsewhere, except for the Dark Peak where it is virtually absent. Its leaves were eaten as a vegetable but most people have forgotten this use. It appears to be declining in the more intensively farmed southern and eastern areas of the county. It is a native of central and southern Europe.