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Gutweed

Ulva intestinalis

1,902Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
51Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb7
Mar43
Apr122
May214
Jun294
Jul222
Aug350
Sep348
Oct224
Nov10
Dec39

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England128
2Devon England112
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland71
4Ards and North Down Northern Ireland70
5Scottish Borders Scotland66
6North Yorkshire England44
7Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland41
8Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland38
9Gwynedd Wales36
10Highland Scotland32
11East Riding of Yorkshire England31
12Cumbria England31
13Argyll and Bute Scotland26
14Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland23
15Dorset England22
816 England266 Scotland230 Wales375 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 51 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,902
Peak month
August
Counties with records
51
Scientific name
Ulva intestinalis
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,715
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Chlorophyta
Class
Ulvophyceae
Order
Ulvales
Family
Ulvaceae
Genus
Ulva
Name with authority
Ulva intestinalis L.
Contributing datasets
53

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2708229 · GBIF 5273394