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Foxtail stonewort

Lamprothamnium papulosum

211Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun2
Jul196
Aug5
Sep7
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England194
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland13
194 England16 Scotland1 Wales

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

About this species

Records since 2000
211
Peak month
July
Counties with records
2
Scientific name
Lamprothamnium papulosum
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
228
Most recorded in
Dorset
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Charophyceae
Order
Charales
Family
Characeae
Genus
Lamprothamnium
Name with authority
Lamprothamnium papulosum (Wallr.) J.Groves

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q25695934 · GBIF 2638282