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Upright Chickweed

Moenchia erecta

306Records since 2000
MayPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr48
May93
Jun18
Jul8
Aug1
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England149
2Essex England40
3Herefordshire, County of England25
4Devon England9
5Suffolk England5
6Dorset England3
7Powys Wales3
8Cornwall England2
9Portsmouth England2
10Norfolk England1
11Kent England1
12Surrey England1
13Isle of Wight England1
14Swansea Wales1
301 England5 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
306
Peak month
May
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Moenchia erecta
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,149
Most recorded in
Worcestershire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Moenchia
Name with authority
Moenchia erecta (L.) G.Gaertn., G.Mey. & Scherb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7841283