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Needle Spike-rush

Eleocharis acicularis

85Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
12Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May2
Jun5
Jul21
Aug30
Sep11
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England18
2Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland10
3Cambridgeshire England9
4Perth and Kinross Scotland4
5West Dunbartonshire Scotland4
6Gwynedd Wales3
7Powys Wales3
8Fife Scotland3
9Lincolnshire England2
10Rotherham England2
11Stirling Scotland2
12Cornwall England1
55 England13 Scotland5 Wales10 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
85
Peak month
August
Counties with records
12
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Eleocharis acicularis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
669
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Eleocharis
Name with authority
Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159148 · GBIF 2717570