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Alpine Saw-Wort

Saussurea alpina

180Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May4
Jun19
Jul85
Aug50
Sep9
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland121
2Dumfries and Galloway Scotland24
3Perth and Kinross Scotland15
4Aberdeenshire Scotland6
5Argyll and Bute Scotland4
6Stirling Scotland4
7Angus Scotland2
8Essex England1
9Cumbria England1
10Conwy Wales1
2 England174 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
180
Peak month
July
Counties with records
10
Scientific name
Saussurea alpina
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
885
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Saussurea
Name with authority
Saussurea alpina (L.) DC.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2518929 · GBIF 5404542