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At their peak in September

1,535 species

Landlady's Wig

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
590
Scientific name
Ahnfeltia plicata

Fire bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
582
Scientific name
Pyrrhocoris apterus

Siphoned Japan Weed

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
570
Scientific name
Dasysiphonia japonica

Giant Puffball

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
562
Scientific name
Calvatia gigantea

Apple blue mold

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
553
Scientific name
Penicillium expansum

Ortolan Bunting

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
547
Scientific name
Emberiza hortulana

Bark lice

Group
Other insects
Records since 2000
546
Scientific name
Ectopsocus meridionalis

Feathered Gothic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
545
Scientific name
Tholera decimalis

Melodious Warbler

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
529
Scientific name
Hippolais polyglotta

Ridged Tooth

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
526
Scientific name
Hydnellum scrobiculatum

River Jelly Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
524
Scientific name
Lathagrium dichotomum

Ground Ivy Rust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
520
Scientific name
Puccinia glechomatis

Paraonis fulgens

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
519
Peak month
September

Mocydia crocea

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
518
Peak month
September

Sea Strawberry

Group
Sea squirts
Records since 2000
518
Scientific name
Aplidium elegans

Pampas Grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
515
Scientific name
Cortaderia selloana

Gem anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
508
Scientific name
Bunodactis verrucosa

Laonome kroyeri

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
507
Peak month
September

Euphorbia Rust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
506
Scientific name
Melampsora euphorbiae

Tomato

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
499
Scientific name
Solanum lycopersicum

Heath Rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
495
Scientific name
Xestia agathina

Marsh Clubmoss

Group
Clubmosses
Records since 2000
494
Scientific name
Lycopodiella inundata