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Blunt-leaved bristle moss

Nyholmiella obtusifolia

100Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb3
Mar7
Apr3
May13
Jun5
Jul12
Aug9
Sep7
Oct3
Nov14
Dec11

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland53
2Aberdeenshire Scotland14
3Cambridgeshire England9
4Ceredigion Wales6
5Essex England3
6Worcestershire England3
7Moray Scotland3
8Sheffield England2
9Gloucestershire England1
10Perth and Kinross Scotland1
11Brighton and Hove England1
22 England72 Scotland6 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
100
Peak month
November
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Nyholmiella obtusifolia
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
96
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Orthotrichales
Family
Orthotrichaceae
Genus
Nyholmiella
Name with authority
Nyholmiella obtusifolia (Brid.) Holmen & E.Warncke

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q131752616 · GBIF 4278620