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Balding Pincushion

Ulota calvescens

495Records since 2000
MayPeak month
43Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan14
Feb22
Mar51
Apr62
May98
Jun75
Jul60
Aug52
Sep18
Oct18
Nov8
Dec7

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland110
2Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland55
3Calderdale England27
4Argyll and Bute Scotland17
5East Ayrshire Scotland17
6South Ayrshire Scotland13
7Carmarthenshire Wales13
8North Yorkshire England10
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland10
10North Ayrshire Scotland10
11Powys Wales8
12Cornwall England7
13Cumbria England7
14Conwy Wales7
15Gwynedd Wales5
164 England206 Scotland62 Wales63 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 43 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
495
Peak month
May
Counties with records
43
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Ulota calvescens
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
610
Most recorded in
Highland, Fermanagh and Omagh
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Orthotrichales
Family
Orthotrichaceae
Genus
Ulota
Name with authority
Ulota calvescens Wilson
Contributing datasets
6

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15329414 · GBIF 2671937