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Marsh Pea

Lathyrus palustris

159Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
10Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May15
Jun45
Jul34
Aug56
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England58
2Norfolk England53
3East Riding of Yorkshire England20
4Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland16
5Carmarthenshire Wales7
6Suffolk England1
7Powys Wales1
8Doncaster England1
9Herefordshire, County of England1
10Isle of Anglesey Wales1
133 England8 Wales16 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
159
Peak month
August
Counties with records
10
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Lathyrus palustris
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
238
Most recorded in
Cambridgeshire, Norfolk
Conservation designations
Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lathyrus
Name with authority
Lathyrus palustris L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159365 · GBIF 5356412