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Alpine Saxifrage

Micranthes nivalis

101Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun8
Jul22
Aug15
Sep28
Oct20
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland41
2Perth and Kinross Scotland31
3Gwynedd Wales11
4Argyll and Bute Scotland3
5Carmarthenshire Wales3
6Stirling Scotland3
7Conwy Wales1
8Angus Scotland1
79 Scotland13 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
101
Peak month
September
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Micranthes nivalis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
77
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Micranthes
Name with authority
Micranthes nivalis (L.) Small

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q19847474 · GBIF 5939583