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Iceland-purslane

Koenigia islandica

364Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
2Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul248
Aug114
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland351
2Highland Scotland8
361 Scotland

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

About this species

Records since 2000
364
Peak month
July
Counties with records
2
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Koenigia islandica
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
390
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Koenigia
Name with authority
Koenigia islandica L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10895448 · GBIF 5334283