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Mountain Avens

Dryas octopetala

257Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr4
May51
Jun52
Jul76
Aug47
Sep22
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland197
2Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland13
3Argyll and Bute Scotland12
4Perth and Kinross Scotland7
5Stirling Scotland4
6City of Edinburgh Scotland3
7North Yorkshire England2
8Somerset England2
9Nottinghamshire England2
10Oxfordshire England1
11Moray Scotland1
12Angus Scotland1
13Telford and Wrekin England1
14Midlothian Scotland1
4 England195 Scotland13 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
257
Peak month
July
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Dryas octopetala
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
523
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Dryas
Name with authority
Dryas octopetala L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q161621 · GBIF 4889932