When it is recorded
Jan269
Feb343
Mar550
Apr1,660
May3,099
Jun3,283
Jul2,837
Aug2,533
Sep1,668
Oct784
Nov405
Dec275
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | England | 2,876 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 1,254 | |
| 3 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 1,107 | |
| 4 | Norfolk | England | 590 | |
| 5 | Devon | England | 520 | |
| 6 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 513 | |
| 7 | Powys | Wales | 509 | |
| 8 | Sheffield | England | 469 | |
| 9 | North Yorkshire | England | 442 | |
| 10 | Surrey | England | 354 | |
| 11 | Suffolk | England | 332 | |
| 12 | Cumbria | England | 328 | |
| 13 | Essex | England | 287 | |
| 14 | Cornwall | England | 284 | |
| 15 | Somerset | England | 250 |
14,972 England3,553 Scotland1,398 Wales113 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 123 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 20,814
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 123
- Scientific name
- Pteridium aquilinum
- Group
- Ferns and horsetails
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 67,042
- Most recorded in
- Worcestershire, Highland, Argyll and Bute, Norfolk, Devon, Herefordshire, County of, Powys, Sheffield, North Yorkshire, Surrey, Suffolk, Cumbria +30
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Genus
- Pteridium
- Name with authority
- Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
- Contributing datasets
- 66
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q213548 · GBIF 5275012