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Compact Rush

Juncus conglomeratus

4,601Records since 2000
JunePeak month
96Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb5
Mar21
Apr56
May324
Jun1,090
Jul1,080
Aug641
Sep287
Oct75
Nov30
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England739
2Highland Scotland421
3Argyll and Bute Scotland266
4Pembrokeshire Wales186
5North Yorkshire England125
6Cumbria England107
7Herefordshire, County of England107
8Powys Wales103
9Rotherham England69
10Doncaster England59
11Sheffield England49
12Devon England45
13Telford and Wrekin England43
14Sefton England40
15Norfolk England38
2,989 England915 Scotland415 Wales42 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 96 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
4,601
Peak month
June
Counties with records
96
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Juncus conglomeratus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
33,738
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Juncus
Name with authority
Juncus conglomeratus L.
Contributing datasets
56

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159143 · GBIF 2701418