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Marsh Willowherb

Epilobium palustre

3,567Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
85Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar2
Apr11
May127
Jun634
Jul1,086
Aug728
Sep291
Oct28
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England407
2Highland Scotland301
3Argyll and Bute Scotland298
4Norfolk England283
5Pembrokeshire Wales234
6Ceredigion Wales160
7Powys Wales143
8Isle of Anglesey Wales126
9Cumbria England80
10Gwynedd Wales70
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland61
12Fife Scotland49
13North Yorkshire England46
14Perth and Kinross Scotland46
15South Lanarkshire Scotland46
1,300 England1,257 Scotland813 Wales43 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 85 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
3,567
Peak month
July
Counties with records
85
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Epilobium palustre
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
23,609
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Epilobium
Name with authority
Epilobium palustre L.
Contributing datasets
46

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158157 · GBIF 3189080