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Apron-ribbon vegetable, Asian kelp

Undaria pinnatifida

766Records since 2000
JunePeak month
32Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb33
Mar59
Apr70
May97
Jun133
Jul103
Aug67
Sep77
Oct44
Nov42
Dec32

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Plymouth England39
2Ards and North Down Northern Ireland37
3Devon England27
4Suffolk England26
5Dumfries and Galloway Scotland26
6Torbay England26
7Dorset England24
8Cornwall England19
9Essex England17
10Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland16
11Fife Scotland14
12Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland10
13Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland10
14Kent England7
15Gwynedd Wales7
422 England24 Wales20 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 32 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
766
Peak month
June
Counties with records
32
Scientific name
Undaria pinnatifida
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
726
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Class
Phaeophyceae
Order
Laminariales
Family
Alariaceae
Genus
Undaria
Name with authority
Undaria pinnatifida (Harv.) Suringar
Contributing datasets
26

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3549232 · GBIF 5422556