When it is recorded
Jan107
Feb157
Mar357
Apr1,247
May3,505
Jun4,513
Jul3,389
Aug2,056
Sep1,256
Oct416
Nov205
Dec100
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | England | 2,627 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 1,174 | |
| 3 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 845 | |
| 4 | North Yorkshire | England | 590 | |
| 5 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 572 | |
| 6 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 492 | |
| 7 | Powys | Wales | 483 | |
| 8 | Sefton | England | 427 | |
| 9 | Devon | England | 403 | |
| 10 | Cumbria | England | 370 | |
| 11 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 343 | |
| 12 | Sheffield | England | 341 | |
| 13 | Cornwall | England | 317 | |
| 14 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 317 | |
| 15 | Norfolk | England | 242 |
13,792 England4,458 Scotland1,781 Wales132 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 125 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 20,829
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 125
- Scientific name
- Rumex acetosa
- Also known as
- Common Sorrel
- Group
- Flowering plants
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 79,719
- Most recorded in
- Worcestershire, Highland, Argyll and Bute, North Yorkshire, Herefordshire, County of, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Sefton, Devon, Cumbria, Perth and Kinross, Sheffield +45
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rumex
- Name with authority
- Rumex acetosa L.
- Contributing datasets
- 63
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26297 · GBIF 2888951