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Clint Crisp-moss

Tortella densa

564Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb8
Mar68
Apr418
May4
Jun7
Jul33
Aug3
Sep4
Oct5
Nov12
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gloucestershire England458
2Highland Scotland36
3Cumbria England8
4Orkney Islands Scotland4
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
6Conwy Wales3
7Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
8Shetland Islands —2
9Denbighshire Wales2
10North Yorkshire England1
11Argyll and Bute Scotland1
12Ceredigion Wales1
506 England51 Scotland7 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
564
Peak month
April
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Tortella densa
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
594
Most recorded in
Gloucestershire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Tortella
Name with authority
Tortella densa (Lorentz & Molendo) Crundw. & Nyholm
Contributing datasets
4

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2445085 · GBIF 8650453