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Alpine balsam

Erinus alpinus

423Records since 2000
MayPeak month
48Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb9
Mar6
Apr33
May167
Jun88
Jul29
Aug29
Sep17
Oct14
Nov14
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland57
2Stirling Scotland39
3Cumbria England28
4North Yorkshire England23
5Dumfries and Galloway Scotland15
6Isle of Anglesey Wales14
7North Ayrshire Scotland12
8Highland Scotland11
9East Lothian Scotland11
10Perth and Kinross Scotland11
11Fife Scotland10
12Sefton England8
13Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland8
14Calderdale England7
15Nottingham England7
135 England153 Scotland23 Wales13 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 48 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
423
Peak month
May
Counties with records
48
Scientific name
Erinus alpinus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,299
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Erinus
Name with authority
Erinus alpinus L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1758898 · GBIF 3741446