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Peacock’s tail

Padina pavonica

145Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr2
May23
Jun17
Jul24
Aug43
Sep19
Oct7
Nov4
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England6
2Gwynedd Wales4
3Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
4Isle of Wight England4
5Dorset England3
6Torbay England2
123 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
145
Peak month
August
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Padina pavonica
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
128
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Class
Phaeophyceae
Order
Dictyotales
Family
Dictyotaceae
Genus
Padina
Name with authority
Padina pavonica (L.) Thivy

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q512653 · GBIF 3200186