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Fibrous Tussock-sedge

Carex appropinquata

294Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
5Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May2
Jun61
Jul79
Aug121
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England279
2North Yorkshire England6
3Cambridgeshire England3
4Scottish Borders Scotland2
5York England2
291 England3 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
294
Peak month
August
Counties with records
5
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Carex appropinquata
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
374
Most recorded in
Norfolk
Conservation designations
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 appropinquata Schumach.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q157940 · GBIF 2727917