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Wrack Siphon Weed

Vertebrata lanosa

1,326Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan19
Feb26
Mar68
Apr116
May129
Jun174
Jul128
Aug197
Sep218
Oct157
Nov28
Dec24

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ards and North Down Northern Ireland95
2Highland Scotland72
3Cornwall England47
4Argyll and Bute Scotland47
5Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland45
6Devon England40
7Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland34
8Orkney Islands Scotland33
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland28
10Plymouth England28
11Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland22
12Isles of Scilly England20
13Gwynedd Wales19
14Isle of Anglesey Wales19
15Pembrokeshire Wales15
244 England303 Scotland172 Wales426 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,326
Peak month
September
Counties with records
36
Scientific name
Vertebrata lanosa
Group
Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,199
Most recorded in
Ards and North Down, Highland
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Rhodophyta
Class
Florideophyceae
Order
Ceramiales
Family
Rhodomelaceae
Genus
Vertebrata
Name with authority
Vertebrata lanosa (L.) T.A.Chr.
Contributing datasets
47

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3556236 · GBIF 2660688