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Black-poplar

Populus nigra

2,002Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
65Counties with records
Data DeficientIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan35
Feb78
Mar79
Apr207
May190
Jun222
Jul242
Aug263
Sep234
Oct146
Nov47
Dec59

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Sefton England185
2Worcestershire England178
3Suffolk England77
4Norfolk England44
5Oxfordshire England40
6Halton England33
7Liverpool England31
8Darlington England30
9Essex England28
10Herefordshire, County of England20
11Gloucestershire England18
12Cambridgeshire England17
13North Yorkshire England16
14Northamptonshire England16
15Telford and Wrekin England15
1,825 England13 Scotland21 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 65 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,002
Peak month
August
Counties with records
65
IUCN Red List
Data Deficient
Scientific name
Populus nigra
Also known as
Black Poplar
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
5,520
Most recorded in
Sefton, Worcestershire, Suffolk
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Populus
Name with authority
Populus nigra L.
Contributing datasets
28

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q147064 · GBIF 3040227