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Cowbane

Cicuta virosa

310Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
19Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May12
Jun39
Jul124
Aug52
Sep28
Oct5
Nov3
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England94
2Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland57
3Worcestershire England36
4Angus Scotland19
5Cheshire East England8
6East Renfrewshire Scotland8
7Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland7
8West Dunbartonshire Scotland4
9Suffolk England3
10Highland Scotland3
11North Ayrshire Scotland3
12Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
13Scottish Borders Scotland2
14Mid Ulster Northern Ireland2
15North Yorkshire England1
195 England42 Scotland1 Wales60 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
310
Peak month
July
Counties with records
19
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Cicuta virosa
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
892
Most recorded in
Norfolk, Fermanagh and Omagh
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Cicuta
Name with authority
Cicuta virosa L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27609 · GBIF 5371864