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Black Crystalwort

Riccia nigrella

83Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb36
Mar19
Apr15
May0
Jun0
Jul1
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov2
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England61
2Powys Wales20
3Gwynedd Wales2
61 England22 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
83
Peak month
February
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Riccia nigrella
Group
Liverworts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
79
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Marchantiophyta
Class
Marchantiopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Family
Ricciaceae
Genus
Riccia
Name with authority
Riccia nigrella DC.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17258160 · GBIF 5710070