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Southern Wood-rush

Luzula forsteri

147Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar1
Apr55
May45
Jun17
Jul8
Aug10
Sep3
Oct3
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Herefordshire, County of England14
2Devon England9
3Gloucestershire England2
4Powys Wales2
5Kent England1
6Oxfordshire England1
7Surrey England1
8Dorset England1
9Worcestershire England1
10West Berkshire England1
11Isle of Wight England1
12Monmouthshire Wales1
140 England3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
147
Peak month
April
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Luzula forsteri
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,095
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Luzula
Name with authority
Luzula forsteri (Sm.) DC.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q163387 · GBIF 2700706