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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Giant Sequoia

Group
Conifers
Records since 2000
304
Scientific name
Sequoiadendron giganteum

Jania rubens

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
304
Peak month
May

Dolerus aeneus

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
302
Peak month
May

Smith's Pepperwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
299
Scientific name
Lepidium heterophyllum

Arge ustulata

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
297
Peak month
May

Window Gnat

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
295
Scientific name
Sylvicola fenestralis

Broad Bean

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
294
Scientific name
Vicia faba

Mud pond snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
293
Scientific name
Omphiscola glabra

A Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
292
Scientific name
Micarea xanthonica

A Lichen

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
289
Scientific name
Pyrenula laevigata

Pale november moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
287
Scientific name
Epirrita christyi

Buttoned snout

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
283
Scientific name
Hypena rostralis

Drab looper

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
283
Scientific name
Minoa murinata