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Ostrich fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

58Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr24
May9
Jun5
Jul3
Aug3
Sep2
Oct1
Nov1
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England15
2Sefton England5
3Cumbria England4
4St. Helens England3
5Highland Scotland2
6Gloucestershire England2
7Sheffield England2
8Kent England1
9Oxfordshire England1
10Essex England1
11Powys Wales1
12Fife Scotland1
13York England1
14Midlothian Scotland1
15Nottingham England1
51 England3 Scotland1 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
58
Peak month
April
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
277
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Onocleaceae
Genus
Matteuccia
Name with authority
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1130386 · GBIF 2650999