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Arctic Mouse-ear

Cerastium nigrescens

78Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May4
Jun14
Jul17
Aug33
Sep7
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland44
2Shetland Islands —18
3Perth and Kinross Scotland14
4Aberdeenshire Scotland1
76 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
78
Peak month
August
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Cerastium nigrescens
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
221
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Cerastium
Name with authority
Cerastium nigrescens (H.C.Watson) Edmondston ex H.C.Watson

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3695264 · GBIF 3085456