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Brown galingale

Cyperus fuscus

86Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
3Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun0
Jul0
Aug24
Sep37
Oct19
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Surrey England18
2Bristol, City of England6
3Medway England1
84 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
86
Peak month
September
Counties with records
3
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Cyperus fuscus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
104
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Name with authority
Cyperus fuscus L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159151 · GBIF 2716489