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Distribution:
A localised species of the hill districts, most frequent about the western flanks of Winter Hill with scattered populations across to the Burnley area and to the north of Rochdale; rare elsewhere with a small population along lanes near Ormskirk.
Habitat:
Woodland borders and glades, hedgerows, roadsides, parkland and scrub within pastures.
Taxon Designation:
Endemic; South Lancashire Axiophyte.
Comments:
Considered endemic to the British Isles reaching a southern limit in South Lancashire. The earliest record traced is from Rivington (SD61, T Midgley, 1904, BON, det. DP Earl & A Newton).