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Beaked Beardless-moss

Weissia rostellata

162Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
21Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb4
Mar9
Apr3
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug6
Sep24
Oct66
Nov28
Dec10

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England23
2Pembrokeshire Wales8
3Monmouthshire Wales7
4Cheshire East England6
5East Riding of Yorkshire England4
6Somerset England4
7Carmarthenshire Wales4
8Herefordshire, County of England3
9Wakefield England3
10Worcestershire England2
11Nottinghamshire England2
12Isle of Anglesey Wales2
13Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland2
14Nottingham England2
15Lisburn and Castlereagh Northern Ireland2
124 England1 Scotland30 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
162
Peak month
October
Counties with records
21
Scientific name
Weissia rostellata
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
163
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Weissia
Name with authority
Weissia rostellata (Brid.) Lindb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15333792 · GBIF 5280896