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Soft-leaved Sedge

Carex montana

77Records since 2000
MayPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb5
Mar3
Apr7
May19
Jun15
Jul17
Aug2
Sep3
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England26
2Powys Wales11
3Worcestershire England10
4Monmouthshire Wales6
5Carmarthenshire Wales4
6Herefordshire, County of England3
7Cornwall England1
8Gwynedd Wales1
46 England23 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
77
Peak month
May
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Carex montana
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
217
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Name with authority
Carex montana L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q161123 · GBIF 2724108