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Crisp rockbrake

Cryptogramma crispa

566Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb11
Mar17
Apr13
May51
Jun88
Jul168
Aug104
Sep71
Oct20
Nov1
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland204
2Cumbria England204
3Gwynedd Wales64
4Conwy Wales15
5Dumfries and Galloway Scotland14
6Worcestershire England10
7Powys Wales8
8Argyll and Bute Scotland7
9South Ayrshire Scotland5
10North Yorkshire England2
11Perth and Kinross Scotland2
12Stirling Scotland2
13Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland2
14South Lanarkshire Scotland2
15Aberdeenshire Scotland1
216 England236 Scotland81 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
566
Peak month
July
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Cryptogramma crispa
Also known as
parsley fern
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,075
Most recorded in
Highland, Cumbria, Gwynedd
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Pteridaceae
Genus
Cryptogramma
Name with authority
Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R.Br.
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1574713 · GBIF 5275447