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Field Gentian

Gentianella campestris

1,232Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
25Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May3
Jun2
Jul67
Aug1,086
Sep61
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales925
2Highland Scotland63
3Argyll and Bute Scotland62
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland18
5South Ayrshire Scotland10
6Aberdeenshire Scotland10
7Shetland Islands —9
8Isle of Anglesey Wales9
9Fife Scotland8
10Cumbria England7
11Perth and Kinross Scotland6
12Orkney Islands Scotland5
13Moray Scotland5
14Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland4
15East Lothian Scotland3
75 England198 Scotland941 Wales7 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,232
Peak month
August
Counties with records
25
Scientific name
Gentianella campestris
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
3,260
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
Gentianales
Family
Gentianaceae
Genus
Gentianella
Name with authority
Gentianella campestris (L.) Börner
Contributing datasets
22

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158959 · GBIF 7270427