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Alpine Bearberry

Arctostaphylos alpinus

145Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr0
May4
Jun32
Jul50
Aug40
Sep5
Oct2
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland129
2Orkney Islands Scotland9
3North Yorkshire England1
138 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
145
Peak month
July
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Arctostaphylos alpinus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
806
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Arctostaphylos
Name with authority
Arctostaphylos alpinus (L.) Spreng.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q104247021 · GBIF 8317978