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Elongated sedge

Carex elongata

76Records since 2000
MayPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr5
May13
Jun6
Jul8
Aug3
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England40
2Bracknell Forest England11
3Cumbria England6
4Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland6
5York England5
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland3
7West Dunbartonshire Scotland1
65 England5 Scotland6 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
76
Peak month
May
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Carex elongata
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
245
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Name with authority
Carex elongata L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159480 · GBIF 2723188