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Water Sedge

Carex aquatilis

65Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
16Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May0
Jun17
Jul26
Aug17
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland16
2Scottish Borders Scotland8
3South Lanarkshire Scotland7
4Perth and Kinross Scotland5
5Glasgow City Scotland5
6West Dunbartonshire Scotland5
7Argyll and Bute Scotland3
8East Renfrewshire Scotland3
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
10East Ayrshire Scotland2
11South Ayrshire Scotland1
12Fife Scotland1
13North Ayrshire Scotland1
14Angus Scotland1
15Wrexham Wales1
1 England61 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
65
Peak month
July
Counties with records
16
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Carex aquatilis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
719
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Name with authority
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q159025 · GBIF 2724150