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Hairy Sand Weed

Cladostephus spongiosus

1,583Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
34Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb7
Mar61
Apr121
May192
Jun172
Jul305
Aug247
Sep282
Oct87
Nov27
Dec11

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ceredigion Wales82
2Gwynedd Wales81
3Ards and North Down Northern Ireland51
4Cornwall England46
5Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland29
6Norfolk England20
7Devon England20
8Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland18
9North Yorkshire England17
10Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland17
11East Riding of Yorkshire England15
12Pembrokeshire Wales13
13Dorset England12
14Isles of Scilly England12
15Argyll and Bute Scotland11
661 England67 Scotland457 Wales277 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 34 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,583
Peak month
July
Counties with records
34
Scientific name
Cladostephus spongiosus
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,538
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Class
Phaeophyceae
Order
Sphacelariales
Family
Cladostephaceae
Genus
Cladostephus
Name with authority
Cladostephus spongiosus (Huds.) C.Agardh
Contributing datasets
38

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q104250161 · GBIF 3200756