Species Occurrence Records for 36 Plant Taxa in Norway

Norway is the geographic scope for 47,114 species occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The dataset includes observations for 36 specific plant taxa, such as Arnica montana and Cypripedium calceolus, and is compiled from 60 constituent datasets. Records were contributed by the user GBIF.Org User and include coordinate data.

Use Cases

• Modeling species distribution based on coordinate data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing biodiversity patterns for specific plant taxa in Norway
• Validating or supplementing field survey data with aggregated occurrence records

Strengths

• 47,114 total occurrence records provide a substantial sample size.
• Data includes geographic coordinates, enabling spatial analysis.
• Records are aggregated from 60 distinct source datasets, suggesting broad coverage.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for individual species is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for rare taxa.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)

Collection Method

Aggregated download from the GBIF API matching a specific taxonomic and geographic query.

Geography

Norway