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Spiked Wood-rush

Luzula spicata

232Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May2
Jun68
Jul82
Aug48
Sep19
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland163
2Perth and Kinross Scotland42
3Stirling Scotland7
4Argyll and Bute Scotland5
5Moray Scotland3
6Angus Scotland3
7Aberdeenshire Scotland2
1 England227 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
232
Peak month
July
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Luzula spicata
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
941
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Luzula
Name with authority
Luzula spicata (L.) DC.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159991 · GBIF 2700795