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Carolina phaeoceros

Phaeoceros carolinianus

79Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan8
Feb3
Mar11
Apr2
May5
Jun0
Jul3
Aug1
Sep8
Oct4
Nov14
Dec9

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Monmouthshire Wales23
2Scottish Borders Scotland20
3Ceredigion Wales7
4Worcestershire England6
5Pembrokeshire Wales5
6Perth and Kinross Scotland4
7Cumbria England3
8Dumfries and Galloway Scotland3
9Carmarthenshire Wales3
10Surrey England1
12 England27 Scotland40 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
79
Peak month
November
Counties with records
10
Scientific name
Phaeoceros carolinianus
Group
Hornworts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
78
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthocerotophyta
Class
Anthocerotopsida
Order
Notothyladales
Family
Notothyladaceae
Genus
Phaeoceros
Name with authority
Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17295327 · GBIF 4277778