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Red Hornweed

Ceramium virgatum

857Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
34Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb4
Mar34
Apr43
May114
Jun107
Jul118
Aug176
Sep174
Oct59
Nov7
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales58
2Ards and North Down Northern Ireland36
3Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland30
4Argyll and Bute Scotland23
5Scottish Borders Scotland22
6Cornwall England21
7Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland18
8Gwynedd Wales17
9Orkney Islands Scotland16
10Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland15
11Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland14
12East Riding of Yorkshire England13
13Devon England10
14Highland Scotland8
15Ceredigion Wales8
242 England140 Scotland155 Wales234 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 34 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
857
Peak month
August
Counties with records
34
Scientific name
Ceramium virgatum
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
844
Most recorded in
Pembrokeshire
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Ceramiales
Family
Ceramiaceae
Genus
Ceramium
Name with authority
Ceramium virgatum Roth
Contributing datasets
30

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1463232 · GBIF 5277079