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Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

179Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
25Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May1
Jun7
Jul41
Aug60
Sep36
Oct7
Nov1
Dec21

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1East Riding of Yorkshire England9
2Surrey England5
3Peterborough England5
4Kent England4
5Brighton and Hove England4
6Norfolk England3
7Devon England3
8Somerset England3
9Nottinghamshire England3
10Suffolk England2
11Essex England2
12Northamptonshire England2
13Powys Wales2
14Herefordshire, County of England2
15Mid Ulster Northern Ireland2
128 England4 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
179
Peak month
August
Counties with records
25
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Mentha pulegium
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
526
Conservation designations
Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Mentha
Name with authority
Mentha pulegium L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q161235 · GBIF 2927189