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Hair Sedge

Carex capillaris

141Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May11
Jun38
Jul50
Aug25
Sep13
Oct4
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland60
2Perth and Kinross Scotland34
3Cumbria England11
4Dumfries and Galloway Scotland10
5Stirling Scotland4
6Argyll and Bute Scotland3
7North Yorkshire England1
8Aberdeenshire Scotland1
9Moray Scotland1
24 England115 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
141
Peak month
July
Counties with records
9
Scientific name
Carex capillaris
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
684
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Name with authority
Carex capillaris L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q164843 · GBIF 2729936