When it is recorded
Jan201
Feb246
Mar490
Apr964
May2,008
Jun3,359
Jul3,442
Aug2,749
Sep1,593
Oct462
Nov212
Dec122
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | England | 3,002 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 1,528 | |
| 3 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 1,345 | |
| 4 | Powys | Wales | 754 | |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 495 | |
| 6 | Suffolk | England | 470 | |
| 7 | Norfolk | England | 449 | |
| 8 | Cumbria | England | 396 | |
| 9 | Sheffield | England | 352 | |
| 10 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 325 | |
| 11 | North Yorkshire | England | 322 | |
| 12 | Ceredigion | Wales | 319 | |
| 13 | Devon | England | 254 | |
| 14 | Gwynedd | Wales | 232 | |
| 15 | Doncaster | England | 206 |
11,954 England4,597 Scotland2,371 Wales288 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 119 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 19,779
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 119
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Juncus effusus
- Also known as
- Soft-rush
- Group
- Flowering plants
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 79,796
- Most recorded in
- Worcestershire, Highland, Argyll and Bute, Powys, Pembrokeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cumbria, Sheffield, Herefordshire, County of, North Yorkshire, Ceredigion +35
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
- Name with authority
- Juncus effusus L.
- Contributing datasets
- 71
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q161677 · GBIF 2701311