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Chara vulgaris

442Records since 2000
JunePeak month
37Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb4
Mar6
Apr22
May91
Jun93
Jul52
Aug62
Sep56
Oct8
Nov5
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England112
2Isle of Anglesey Wales67
3Worcestershire England30
4Carmarthenshire Wales23
5Norfolk England16
6Cambridgeshire England9
7Swansea Wales9
8Pembrokeshire Wales8
9Wrexham Wales8
10Argyll and Bute Scotland7
11Doncaster England7
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
13Monmouthshire Wales4
14Kent England3
15Dorset England3
258 England19 Scotland158 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 37 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
442
Peak month
June
Counties with records
37
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,169
Most recorded in
Suffolk, Isle of Anglesey
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Charophyceae
Order
Charales
Family
Characeae
Genus
Chara
Name with authority
Chara vulgaris L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8405500