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Landlady's Wig

Ahnfeltia plicata

590Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
31Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb11
Mar39
Apr48
May91
Jun66
Jul73
Aug94
Sep100
Oct28
Nov9
Dec7

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England30
2Gwynedd Wales21
3Ards and North Down Northern Ireland21
4Pembrokeshire Wales18
5Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland17
6Devon England16
7Norfolk England14
8Isle of Anglesey Wales9
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland8
10Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland8
11Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland7
12East Riding of Yorkshire England6
13Argyll and Bute Scotland6
14Isles of Scilly England6
15Swansea Wales5
237 England50 Scotland84 Wales142 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 31 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
590
Peak month
September
Counties with records
31
Scientific name
Ahnfeltia plicata
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
574
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Ahnfeltiales
Family
Ahnfeltiaceae
Genus
Ahnfeltia
Name with authority
Ahnfeltia plicata (Huds.) Fr.
Contributing datasets
30

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q4696265 · GBIF 2663815