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: 2006

County Status
Native

Family
Lamiaceae

Total records held
43

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 9	19
Tetrads: 7	15
Hectads: 4	13

Conservation Status
H, A, AA

Account last edited
Mar 1 2007

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Basil Thyme is a very rare native annual of dry sunny banks and rocky outcrops. All recent records are for the White Peak {Priestcliffe Lees SK1472}, except for an isolated location on the Coal Measures at Mastin Moor (SK4475). Previously, it also occurred in a wider range of natural areas including the Dark Peak, the Southern Claylands and the Trent Valley. These older records may refer to it as an arable weed, which has been reduced due to the use of herbicides, accounting for much of its national decline (Preston et al. 2002).

This plant is in Category 2 of the local Red Data List, 2009.