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Austin's sphagnum

Sphagnum austinii

381Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan14
Feb5
Mar29
Apr24
May34
Jun39
Jul94
Aug34
Sep24
Oct37
Nov22
Dec21

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland165
2Ceredigion Wales66
3Perth and Kinross Scotland18
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland16
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland12
6Cumbria England10
7Scottish Borders Scotland10
8East Ayrshire Scotland10
9Orkney Islands Scotland8
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland7
11Stirling Scotland7
12Aberdeenshire Scotland6
13South Lanarkshire Scotland4
14Mid Ulster Northern Ireland4
15Shetland Islands —2
37 England260 Scotland67 Wales16 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
381
Peak month
July
Counties with records
19
Scientific name
Sphagnum austinii
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
502
Most recorded in
Highland, Ceredigion
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum austinii Sull.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17264021 · GBIF 4280795