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Alpine candle snuffer moss

Encalypta alpina

59Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr1
May4
Jun6
Jul33
Aug5
Sep8
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland26
2Highland Scotland22
3Stirling Scotland7
4Gwynedd Wales4
55 Scotland4 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
59
Peak month
July
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Encalypta alpina
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
62
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Encalyptales
Family
Encalyptaceae
Genus
Encalypta
Name with authority
Encalypta alpina Sm.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17208306 · GBIF 5280150