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Black golf club moss

Catoscopium nigritum

98Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar1
Apr6
May11
Jun11
Jul24
Aug2
Sep2
Oct4
Nov36
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland24
2Highland Scotland14
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland8
4Moray Scotland8
5Shetland Islands —2
6Isle of Anglesey Wales1
41 England56 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
98
Peak month
November
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Catoscopium nigritum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
117
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Catoscopiales
Family
Catoscopiaceae
Genus
Catoscopium
Name with authority
Catoscopium nigritum (Hedw.) Brid.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q80291 · GBIF 2676491