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Few-Flowered Sedge

Carex pauciflora

178Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
8Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun57
Jul77
Aug23
Sep6
Oct14
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland139
2Cumbria England14
3Argyll and Bute Scotland11
4Perth and Kinross Scotland6
5Aberdeenshire Scotland2
6Stirling Scotland1
7Moray Scotland1
8Angus Scotland1
17 England158 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
178
Peak month
July
Counties with records
8
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Carex pauciflora
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,802
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Name with authority
Carex pauciflora Lightf.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158831 · GBIF 2727907