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Floating Bur-reed

Sparganium angustifolium

152Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
19Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May4
Jun25
Jul39
Aug41
Sep21
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland50
2Argyll and Bute Scotland20
3Gwynedd Wales13
4Powys Wales10
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland10
6Cumbria England7
7Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland7
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
9Conwy Wales4
10Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
11Kent England2
12Perth and Kinross Scotland2
13Ceredigion Wales2
14Mid Ulster Northern Ireland2
15Dorset England1
8 England78 Scotland33 Wales22 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
152
Peak month
August
Counties with records
19
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Sparganium angustifolium
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,684
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Typhaceae
Genus
Sparganium
Name with authority
Sparganium angustifolium Michx.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159053 · GBIF 2702361