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European chickweed

Stellaria palustris

682Records since 2000
MayPeak month
64Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar9
Apr107
May158
Jun123
Jul115
Aug115
Sep15
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England222
2Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland52
3North Yorkshire England35
4Pembrokeshire Wales22
5Devon England16
6Surrey England14
7Cumbria England14
8Worcestershire England12
9Powys Wales11
10Suffolk England9
11East Riding of Yorkshire England9
12Cambridgeshire England8
13Kent England8
14Oxfordshire England8
15York England8
321 England10 Scotland26 Wales52 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 64 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
682
Peak month
May
Counties with records
64
Scientific name
Stellaria palustris
Also known as
marsh stitchwort
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
985
Most recorded in
Norfolk, Fermanagh and Omagh
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Stellaria
Name with authority
Stellaria palustris (Murray ex Ehrh.) Hoffm.
Contributing datasets
25

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8127028