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Alpine Meadow-grass

Poa alpina

135Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May7
Jun14
Jul35
Aug41
Sep34
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland67
2Perth and Kinross Scotland50
3Stirling Scotland7
4Aberdeenshire Scotland3
5Cumbria England1
6Argyll and Bute Scotland1
1 England130 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
135
Peak month
August
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Poa alpina
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
308
Most recorded in
Highland, Perth and Kinross
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Poa
Name with authority
Poa alpina L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q162524 · GBIF 2704234