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Sharp Rush

Juncus acutus

145Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
15Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb12
Mar13
Apr4
May6
Jun21
Jul36
Aug28
Sep16
Oct3
Nov4
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales44
2Devon England32
3Cambridgeshire England13
4Swansea Wales11
5Portsmouth England8
6Kent England3
7Powys Wales2
8Denbighshire Wales2
9Surrey England1
10Cornwall England1
11Somerset England1
12Nottinghamshire England1
13Carmarthenshire Wales1
14Isle of Anglesey Wales1
15Conwy Wales1
64 England66 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
145
Peak month
July
Counties with records
15
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Juncus acutus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
345
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Juncus
Name with authority
Juncus acutus L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2094325 · GBIF 2701632