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Blue Moor-grass

Sesleria caerulea

440Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar18
Apr54
May50
Jun95
Jul92
Aug98
Sep20
Oct7
Nov3
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England203
2Cumbria England109
3Perth and Kinross Scotland29
4Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland5
5Stirling Scotland4
6Herefordshire, County of England1
401 England33 Scotland5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
440
Peak month
August
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Sesleria caerulea
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,024
Most recorded in
North Yorkshire, Cumbria
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Sesleria
Name with authority
Sesleria caerulea (L.) Ard.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1160185 · GBIF 4119608