Chapel Hill
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Condition (Natural England)
Unfavourable Recovering (1)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS490371 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 0.23 | 2010-06-21 |
Description
Chapel Hill SSSI Description Chapel Hill contains the largest population of penny royal Mentha pulegium known in Devon, a nationally vulnerable plant species. Since 1970, penny royal Mentha pulegium has only been recorded from about 15 localities in great Britain. At Chapel Hill in 1988 over 100 large plants were recorded in a sward dominated by grasses such as fescues Festuca spp. and bents Agrostis spp.
Species mentioned
Show the 1 species mentioned in the description, with red-list status| English name search for this in other sites |
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pennyroyal | Mentha pulegium | NT | herb | lamiaceae |