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Bay Willow

Salix pentandra

265Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
49Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr3
May22
Jun57
Jul73
Aug30
Sep33
Oct12
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England23
2Cumbria England17
3North Yorkshire England15
4Cambridgeshire England12
5Shetland Islands —11
6Aberdeenshire Scotland8
7East Ayrshire Scotland8
8Sefton England7
9Glasgow City Scotland7
10Powys Wales6
11Perth and Kinross Scotland6
12Scottish Borders Scotland6
13North Tyneside England6
14Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland6
15Argyll and Bute Scotland5
135 England64 Scotland7 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 49 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
265
Peak month
July
Counties with records
49
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Salix pentandra
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
3,275
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Salix
Name with authority
Salix pentandra L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158912 · GBIF 5372647