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Rare Spring-sedge

Carex ericetorum

66Records since 2000
MayPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr32
May33
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England30
2Norfolk England6
3Suffolk England3
4North Yorkshire England2
5Leeds England2
6Peterborough England2
60 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
66
Peak month
May
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Carex ericetorum
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
143
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Name with authority
Carex ericetorum Pollich

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158328 · GBIF 2729081