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Bulbous Rush

Juncus bulbosus

2,996Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
67Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb2
Mar12
Apr22
May132
Jun600
Jul738
Aug527
Sep269
Oct50
Nov20
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland646
2Worcestershire England472
3Argyll and Bute Scotland230
4Pembrokeshire Wales226
5Powys Wales142
6Perth and Kinross Scotland114
7Ceredigion Wales109
8Cumbria England85
9Gwynedd Wales80
10Devon England72
11North Yorkshire England48
12Carmarthenshire Wales43
13Norfolk England28
14Sheffield England28
15Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland26
1,062 England1,123 Scotland666 Wales64 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 67 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,996
Peak month
July
Counties with records
67
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Juncus bulbosus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
23,424
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Juncus
Name with authority
Juncus bulbosus L.
Contributing datasets
52

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11091494 · GBIF 2701339