When it is recorded
Jan267
Feb402
Mar624
Apr623
May709
Jun871
Jul1,029
Aug983
Sep870
Oct518
Nov410
Dec333
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceredigion | Wales | 801 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 605 | |
| 3 | Powys | Wales | 461 | |
| 4 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 355 | |
| 5 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 346 | |
| 6 | Cumbria | England | 317 | |
| 7 | Worcestershire | England | 276 | |
| 8 | Gwynedd | Wales | 257 | |
| 9 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 238 | |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 213 | |
| 11 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 198 | |
| 12 | Stirling | Scotland | 133 | |
| 13 | East Ayrshire | Scotland | 132 | |
| 14 | North Yorkshire | England | 117 | |
| 15 | West Lothian | Scotland | 113 |
2,692 England2,496 Scotland2,852 Wales97 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 92 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 8,142
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 92
- Scientific name
- Polytrichum commune
- Group
- Mosses
- Most recorded in
- Ceredigion, Highland, Powys, Carmarthenshire, Perth and Kinross, Cumbria, Worcestershire, Gwynedd, Argyll and Bute, Pembrokeshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Stirling +16
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Polytrichopsida
- Order
- Polytrichales
- Family
- Polytrichaceae
- Genus
- Polytrichum
- Name with authority
- Polytrichum commune Hedw.
- Contributing datasets
- 39
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q178025 · GBIF 2683084