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Alexanders [Smyrnium olusatrum]

Smyrnium olusatrum

8,145Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
92Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan331
Feb415
Mar1,379
Apr2,865
May1,543
Jun319
Jul243
Aug206
Sep168
Oct177
Nov199
Dec243

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England883
2Cornwall England618
3Kent England508
4Devon England490
5Suffolk England442
6Cambridgeshire England301
7Essex England245
8Halton England185
9Sefton England173
10Dorset England164
11Isle of Anglesey Wales161
12Somerset England153
13Pembrokeshire Wales148
14Portsmouth England129
15Torbay England121
3,879 England39 Scotland315 Wales24 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 92 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
8,145
Peak month
April
Counties with records
92
Scientific name
Smyrnium olusatrum
Also known as
Alexanders
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
10,756
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Smyrnium
Name with authority
Smyrnium olusatrum L.
Contributing datasets
29

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q628360 · GBIF 3034782