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Alpine Clubmoss

Diphasiastrum alpinum

652Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb3
Mar19
Apr20
May38
Jun104
Jul160
Aug84
Sep46
Oct9
Nov6
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland309
2Cumbria England54
3Perth and Kinross Scotland36
4Gwynedd Wales29
5Argyll and Bute Scotland22
6Stirling Scotland16
7Worcestershire England15
8Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland12
9Conwy Wales10
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland8
11Powys Wales8
12Shetland Islands —5
13Moray Scotland4
14Scottish Borders Scotland2
15South Ayrshire Scotland1
77 England403 Scotland50 Wales11 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
652
Peak month
July
Counties with records
19
Scientific name
Diphasiastrum alpinum
Group
Clubmosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,987
Most recorded in
Highland, Cumbria
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Lycopodiopsida
Order
Lycopodiales
Family
Lycopodiaceae
Genus
Diphasiastrum
Name with authority
Diphasiastrum alpinum (L.) Holub
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2715589 · GBIF 2688420