When it is recorded
Jan154
Feb103
Mar185
Apr563
May1,129
Jun1,136
Jul1,414
Aug1,771
Sep1,380
Oct355
Nov122
Dec54
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 174 | |
| 2 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 119 | |
| 3 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 86 | |
| 4 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 78 | |
| 5 | Gwynedd | Wales | 65 | |
| 6 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 65 | |
| 7 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 63 | |
| 8 | Devon | England | 57 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | England | 49 | |
| 10 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 44 | |
| 11 | Isles of Scilly | England | 43 | |
| 12 | Shetland Islands | — | 40 | |
| 13 | Torbay | England | 40 | |
| 14 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 39 | |
| 15 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 21 |
3,107 England3,114 Scotland1,162 Wales726 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 37 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 8,635
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 37
- Scientific name
- Laminaria hyperborea
- Group
- Seaweeds and algae
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 9,305
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Pembrokeshire, Argyll and Bute, Causeway Coast and Glens, Gwynedd, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Ards and North Down, Devon
- Kingdom
- Chromista
- Phylum
- Ochrophyta
- Class
- Phaeophyceae
- Order
- Laminariales
- Family
- Laminariaceae
- Genus
- Laminaria
- Name with authority
- Laminaria hyperborea (Gunnerus) Foslie
- Contributing datasets
- 49
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1896724 · GBIF 5422383