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Brookweed

Samolus valerandi

738Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
42Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb1
Mar0
Apr6
May34
Jun136
Jul236
Aug124
Sep41
Oct7
Nov3
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England142
2Cambridgeshire England124
3Norfolk England71
4Sefton England39
5Argyll and Bute Scotland34
6Cornwall England29
7Devon England18
8Isle of Anglesey Wales18
9Doncaster England16
10Ceredigion Wales12
11Pembrokeshire Wales10
12Kent England8
13Worcestershire England8
14Cumbria England8
15Dorset England6
578 England60 Scotland55 Wales9 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 42 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
738
Peak month
July
Counties with records
42
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Samolus valerandi
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
4,055
Most recorded in
Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Samolus
Name with authority
Samolus valerandi L.
Contributing datasets
30

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q620779 · GBIF 3169313