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Atrichum moss

Atrichum tenellum

81Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
26Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb5
Mar0
Apr4
May6
Jun9
Jul11
Aug12
Sep16
Oct5
Nov7
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England7
2Powys Wales7
3Highland Scotland5
4Cornwall England4
5Argyll and Bute Scotland4
6Conwy Wales4
7Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland4
8North Yorkshire England3
9Cumbria England3
10East Renfrewshire Scotland3
11Surrey England2
12Devon England2
13Pembrokeshire Wales2
14Aberdeenshire Scotland2
15Ceredigion Wales2
36 England25 Scotland16 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 26 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
81
Peak month
September
Counties with records
26
Scientific name
Atrichum tenellum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
93
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Polytrichopsida
Order
Polytrichales
Family
Polytrichaceae
Genus
Atrichum
Name with authority
Atrichum tenellum (Röhl.) Bruch & Schimp.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11888124 · GBIF 2682946