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Cleft Bog-moss

Sphagnum riparium

113Records since 2000
MayPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar13
Apr5
May25
Jun18
Jul21
Aug10
Sep14
Oct5
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland97
2North Yorkshire England2
3Aberdeenshire Scotland2
4Scottish Borders Scotland2
5North Ayrshire Scotland2
6Cumbria England1
7Isle of Anglesey Wales1
8Angus Scotland1
5 England106 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
113
Peak month
May
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Sphagnum riparium
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
121
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum riparium Ångstr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8400367