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Marsh Lousewort

Pedicularis palustris

1,298Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
54Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb0
Mar5
Apr16
May80
Jun365
Jul378
Aug248
Sep102
Oct20
Nov2
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England309
2Argyll and Bute Scotland178
3Highland Scotland118
4Cumbria England59
5Isle of Anglesey Wales42
6Pembrokeshire Wales40
7North Yorkshire England36
8East Lothian Scotland33
9Worcestershire England32
10Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland29
11Oxfordshire England24
12Gwynedd Wales20
13Powys Wales19
14Scottish Borders Scotland17
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland12
553 England458 Scotland164 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 54 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,298
Peak month
July
Counties with records
54
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Pedicularis palustris
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
7,253
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Pedicularis
Name with authority
Pedicularis palustris L.
Contributing datasets
39

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159079 · GBIF 3171734