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Purple Laver

Porphyra umbilicalis

712Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan16
Feb10
Mar20
Apr47
May78
Jun97
Jul95
Aug200
Sep72
Oct45
Nov10
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland50
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland36
3Scottish Borders Scotland31
4Devon England24
5Shetland Islands —20
6Ards and North Down Northern Ireland19
7Kent England18
8Highland Scotland12
9Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland11
10Cornwall England7
11Essex England7
12Isles of Scilly England7
13Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland7
14Pembrokeshire Wales6
15Isle of Anglesey Wales6
212 England184 Scotland48 Wales205 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
712
Peak month
August
Counties with records
36
Scientific name
Porphyra umbilicalis
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
697
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Bangiophyceae
Order
Bangiales
Family
Bangiaceae
Genus
Porphyra
Name with authority
Porphyra umbilicalis Kütz.
Contributing datasets
39

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q899607 · GBIF 5275705