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Bristle-leaf

Brachydontium trichodes

126Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan15
Feb1
Mar19
Apr14
May9
Jun17
Jul8
Aug10
Sep18
Oct7
Nov1
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Powys Wales28
2Gwynedd Wales14
3Monmouthshire Wales10
4North Yorkshire England8
5Scottish Borders Scotland8
6Surrey England7
7Conwy Wales7
8Highland Scotland5
9Worcestershire England4
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland3
11Carmarthenshire Wales3
12Orkney Islands Scotland3
13Argyll and Bute Scotland2
14Fife Scotland2
15Perth and Kinross Scotland2
32 England29 Scotland62 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
126
Peak month
March
Counties with records
23
Scientific name
Brachydontium trichodes
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
145
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Grimmiales
Family
Ptychomitriaceae
Genus
Brachydontium
Name with authority
Brachydontium trichodes (F.Weber) Milde

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7841385