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Species recorded in Highland

2,638 species

Highland — county

Mat-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,125

Jointed Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,027

Sea Beech

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,987

Spectacle

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,896

Eelgrass

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,884

Parent Bug

Group
True bugs
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,884

Opium Poppy

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,832

Auger Shell

Group
Molluscs
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,801

Common Sedge

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,800

Common Earwig

Group
Other insects
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,774

Burnished Brass

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,765

Parrot Waxcap

Group
Fungi
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
5,759

Sheep Tick

Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,741

Meadow Waxcap

Group
Fungi
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
5,675

Furry Dronefly

Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,653

Carrageen

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
5,647

Mother of Thyme

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,633

Buff-tip

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,604

Dun-bar

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,535

Wall-rue

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
5,522