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Many-stalked Spike-rush

Eleocharis multicaulis

291Records since 2000
JunePeak month
30Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May11
Jun84
Jul65
Aug71
Sep24
Oct5
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland51
2Pembrokeshire Wales36
3Devon England16
4Worcestershire England16
5Argyll and Bute Scotland15
6Dorset England14
7Cornwall England14
8Isle of Anglesey Wales12
9Gwynedd Wales10
10Perth and Kinross Scotland10
11Ceredigion Wales10
12Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland8
13Powys Wales6
14Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland6
15Swansea Wales5
104 England77 Scotland87 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
291
Peak month
June
Counties with records
30
Scientific name
Eleocharis multicaulis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
4,312
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Eleocharis
Name with authority
Eleocharis multicaulis (Sm.) Desv.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q162519 · GBIF 2717898