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Alpine Mouse-ear

Cerastium alpinum

188Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May24
Jun50
Jul62
Aug24
Sep21
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland140
2Stirling Scotland25
3Highland Scotland13
4Conwy Wales3
5Gwynedd Wales2
6Argyll and Bute Scotland1
1 England178 Scotland2 Wales

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
188
Peak month
July
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Cerastium alpinum
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
405
Most recorded in
Perth and Kinross
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Cerastium
Name with authority
Cerastium alpinum L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q162484 · GBIF 3085450