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Chalk Milkwort

Polygala calcarea

178Records since 2000
MayPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr23
May80
Jun23
Jul15
Aug17
Sep4
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England31
2Dorset England14
3Surrey England9
4West Berkshire England9
5Rutland England8
6Gloucestershire England4
7Kent England3
8Brighton and Hove England2
9Bristol, City of England1
165 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
178
Peak month
May
Counties with records
9
Scientific name
Polygala calcarea
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
824
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Polygalaceae
Genus
Polygala
Name with authority
Polygala calcarea F.W.Schultz

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8169088