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Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

424Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
50Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan8
Feb4
Mar5
Apr4
May3
Jun22
Jul98
Aug129
Sep73
Oct43
Nov20
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England25
2Surrey England23
3Suffolk England14
4Cornwall England14
5Devon England14
6Kent England10
7Dorset England8
8Worcestershire England7
9Nottingham England7
10Essex England6
11Nottinghamshire England5
12Herefordshire, County of England5
13Isle of Wight England5
14Portsmouth England5
15Cambridgeshire England4
239 England5 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 50 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
424
Peak month
August
Counties with records
50
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Cyperus eragrostis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,214
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Name with authority
Cyperus eragrostis Lam.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q161320 · GBIF 2715482