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Whorl-grass

Catabrosa aquatica

304Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
29Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb0
Mar7
Apr7
May28
Jun49
Jul65
Aug74
Sep46
Oct8
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England58
2Worcestershire England15
3Dorset England13
4Suffolk England11
5Herefordshire, County of England10
6Highland Scotland7
7East Riding of Yorkshire England7
8Lincolnshire England6
9North Yorkshire England6
10Sefton England6
11Kent England5
12Cambridgeshire England4
13Argyll and Bute Scotland4
14West Berkshire England3
15North Lincolnshire England3
277 England16 Scotland6 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 29 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
304
Peak month
August
Counties with records
29
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Catabrosa aquatica
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,644
Most recorded in
Norfolk
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Catabrosa
Name with authority
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) P.Beauv.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1495805 · GBIF 2705315