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Variegated Horsetail

Equisetum variegatum

242Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb1
Mar1
Apr9
May18
Jun60
Jul53
Aug79
Sep11
Oct2
Nov1
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland54
2Cumbria England39
3Gwynedd Wales33
4Devon England18
5East Lothian Scotland14
6Ceredigion Wales13
7Sefton England7
8Isle of Anglesey Wales7
9Highland Scotland4
10North Yorkshire England3
11Northamptonshire England2
12Pembrokeshire Wales2
13Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland2
14Swansea Wales2
107 England72 Scotland59 Wales2 Northern Ireland

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
242
Peak month
August
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Equisetum variegatum
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
761
Most recorded in
Perth and Kinross
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Equisetales
Family
Equisetaceae
Genus
Equisetum
Name with authority
Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q933847 · GBIF 2687920