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Claw-leaved Hook-moss

Palustriella falcata

1,730Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
54Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan67
Feb73
Mar129
Apr159
May113
Jun208
Jul291
Aug179
Sep176
Oct130
Nov77
Dec52

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England208
2Highland Scotland190
3Worcestershire England153
4Powys Wales120
5Perth and Kinross Scotland96
6Cumbria England93
7Gwynedd Wales73
8Scottish Borders Scotland72
9Conwy Wales46
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland45
11Argyll and Bute Scotland32
12Carmarthenshire Wales31
13Stirling Scotland31
14Orkney Islands Scotland29
15Monmouthshire Wales19
692 England636 Scotland359 Wales38 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 54 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,730
Peak month
July
Counties with records
54
Scientific name
Palustriella falcata
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,875
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Amblystegiaceae
Genus
Palustriella
Name with authority
Palustriella falcata (Brid.) Hedenäs
Contributing datasets
19

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15604435 · GBIF 8105978