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Wild Madder

Rubia peregrina

456Records since 2000
JunePeak month
24Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan14
Feb16
Mar18
Apr39
May29
Jun63
Jul61
Aug42
Sep37
Oct59
Nov42
Dec28

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England95
2Somerset England62
3Cornwall England60
4Isle of Wight England27
5Dorset England26
6Conwy Wales22
7Bristol, City of England17
8Torbay England14
9Swansea Wales13
10Kent England12
11Pembrokeshire Wales11
12Isles of Scilly England9
13Plymouth England9
14Gloucestershire England6
15Herefordshire, County of England5
245 England50 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
456
Peak month
June
Counties with records
24
Scientific name
Rubia peregrina
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,033
Most recorded in
Devon, Somerset, Cornwall
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Rubia
Name with authority
Rubia peregrina L.
Contributing datasets
11

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3095290 · GBIF 2892347