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Greater Tussock-sedge

Carex paniculata

1,078Records since 2000
JunePeak month
56Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan27
Feb18
Mar36
Apr74
May126
Jun182
Jul156
Aug121
Sep67
Oct27
Nov14
Dec19

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England190
2Norfolk England167
3Argyll and Bute Scotland42
4Devon England39
5Pembrokeshire Wales37
6Powys Wales26
7Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland24
8Suffolk England23
9Doncaster England17
10Swansea Wales15
11Gwynedd Wales14
12Scottish Borders Scotland13
13Cornwall England12
14South Ayrshire Scotland12
15West Berkshire England12
781 England102 Scotland118 Wales18 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 56 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,078
Peak month
June
Counties with records
56
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Carex paniculata
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
7,388
Most recorded in
Worcestershire, Norfolk
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Name with authority
Carex paniculata L.
Contributing datasets
43

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158234 · GBIF 2723371