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Netted wing weed

Dictyopteris polypodioides

1,727Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr39
May174
Jun226
Jul407
Aug465
Sep336
Oct74
Nov3
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales23
2Dorset England11
3Gwynedd Wales10
4Devon England7
5Cornwall England2
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
7Ceredigion Wales1
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
9Isle of Wight England1
10Isles of Scilly England1
11Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
12Torbay England1
1,343 England9 Scotland313 Wales24 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
1,727
Peak month
August
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,029
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Class
Phaeophyceae
Order
Dictyotales
Family
Dictyotaceae
Genus
Dictyopteris
Name with authority
Dictyopteris polypodioides (DC.) J.V.Lamour.
Contributing datasets
20

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3026785 · GBIF 5423614