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Lesser Tussock-sedge

Carex diandra

165Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
18Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May9
Jun57
Jul70
Aug18
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England60
2Isle of Anglesey Wales25
3Cumbria England15
4Gwynedd Wales11
5East Lothian Scotland11
6Pembrokeshire Wales10
7Scottish Borders Scotland7
8Argyll and Bute Scotland6
9Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland4
10North Yorkshire England3
11South Ayrshire Scotland3
12Perth and Kinross Scotland1
13Glasgow City Scotland1
14Orkney Islands Scotland1
15Renfrewshire Scotland1
79 England33 Scotland46 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 18 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
165
Peak month
July
Counties with records
18
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Carex diandra
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
887
Most recorded in
Norfolk
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Name with authority
Carex diandra Schrank

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158166 · GBIF 2723156