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Arctoa moss

Arctoa fulvella

136Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb0
Mar2
Apr4
May3
Jun35
Jul49
Aug23
Sep8
Oct6
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland58
2Gwynedd Wales21
3Conwy Wales12
4Argyll and Bute Scotland6
5Perth and Kinross Scotland5
6Scottish Borders Scotland4
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
8North Ayrshire Scotland4
9Stirling Scotland4
10Moray Scotland4
11Aberdeenshire Scotland3
12Cumbria England2
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
14Angus Scotland2
15South Lanarkshire Scotland2
2 England101 Scotland33 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
136
Peak month
July
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Arctoa fulvella
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
139
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus
Arctoa
Name with authority
Arctoa fulvella (Dicks.) Bruch & Schimp.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15321641 · GBIF 5282165