When it is recorded
Jan44
Feb60
Mar94
Apr129
May147
Jun243
Jul515
Aug181
Sep169
Oct81
Nov42
Dec27
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 438 | |
| 2 | Cumbria | England | 166 | |
| 3 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 165 | |
| 4 | Gwynedd | Wales | 134 | |
| 5 | Ceredigion | Wales | 102 | |
| 6 | Powys | Wales | 77 | |
| 7 | Conwy | Wales | 69 | |
| 8 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 63 | |
| 9 | Stirling | Scotland | 61 | |
| 10 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 47 | |
| 11 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 45 | |
| 12 | Shetland Islands | — | 33 | |
| 13 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 33 | |
| 14 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 32 | |
| 15 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 29 |
226 England1,020 Scotland477 Wales23 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 44 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,748
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 44
- Scientific name
- Polytrichastrum alpinum
- Group
- Mosses
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,845
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Cumbria, Perth and Kinross, Gwynedd, Ceredigion, Powys, Conwy, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Stirling
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Polytrichopsida
- Order
- Polytrichales
- Family
- Polytrichaceae
- Genus
- Polytrichastrum
- Name with authority
- Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G.L.Sm.
- Contributing datasets
- 13
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7967672