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Brown Shield-moss

Buxbaumia aphylla

116Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan13
Feb16
Mar5
Apr10
May13
Jun3
Jul0
Aug0
Sep18
Oct16
Nov17
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland104
2Aberdeenshire Scotland5
3Gloucestershire England1
4Moray Scotland1
6 England110 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
116
Peak month
September
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Buxbaumia aphylla
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
116
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Buxbaumiales
Family
Buxbaumiaceae
Genus
Buxbaumia
Name with authority
Buxbaumia aphylla Hedw.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11869475 · GBIF 2682840