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Blue Crystalwort

Riccia crystallina

108Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan20
Feb9
Mar16
Apr37
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct4
Nov1
Dec19

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England55
2Isles of Scilly England24
3Devon England6
4Isle of Wight England2
5Dorset England1
108 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
108
Peak month
April
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Riccia crystallina
Group
Liverworts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
106
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Marchantiophyta
Class
Marchantiopsida
Order
Marchantiales
Family
Ricciaceae
Genus
Riccia
Name with authority
Riccia crystallina L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8375943