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Beech Fern

Phegopteris connectilis

770Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
30Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar1
Apr22
May139
Jun112
Jul197
Aug128
Sep67
Oct18
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland357
2Argyll and Bute Scotland135
3Cumbria England78
4Perth and Kinross Scotland22
5Powys Wales20
6Worcestershire England18
7Dumfries and Galloway Scotland18
8Gwynedd Wales9
9Stirling Scotland9
10Carmarthenshire Wales7
11South Ayrshire Scotland6
12Ceredigion Wales6
13Conwy Wales5
14Devon England4
15Angus Scotland4
136 England571 Scotland48 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
770
Peak month
July
Counties with records
30
Scientific name
Phegopteris connectilis
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
6,219
Most recorded in
Highland, Argyll and Bute, Cumbria
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Thelypteridaceae
Genus
Phegopteris
Name with authority
Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q998341 · GBIF 2651330