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: 1787
Latest year: 1969

County Status
Native

Family
Liliaceae

Total records held
13

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 0	3
Tetrads: 0	2
Hectads: 0	4

Conservation Status
G, B, A, AA

Account last edited
Jun 19 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Locally extinct. Meadow Saffron is a very rare, native perennial of damp meadows and woods. It has not been recorded in recent times, although a record for SK45 was submitted and published in error in the New Atlas. (Preston et al 2002). Previously it had been recorded from a number of sites in the south of the county including Cubley (SK1538), Allestree (SK3540) and Anchor Church (SK32). Derbyshire is on the northern edge of its British range, and this has possibly made it more sensitive to agricultural improvement which is the likely cause of its decline here.

This plant is in Category 4 of the local Red Data List, 2009.