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Tall Bog-Sedge

Carex magellanica

84Records since 2000
JunePeak month
8Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May7
Jun42
Jul12
Aug12
Sep7
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland12
2Cumbria England11
3Highland Scotland10
4Powys Wales9
5Argyll and Bute Scotland6
6Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland2
7Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland1
8Mid Ulster Northern Ireland1
39 England30 Scotland9 Wales4 Northern Ireland

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
84
Peak month
June
Counties with records
8
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Carex magellanica
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
336
Conservation designations
Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Name with authority
Carex magellanica Lam.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15546354 · GBIF 2726416