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Crisp Beardless-moss

Weissia longifolia

295Records since 2000
JanuaryPeak month
32Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan56
Feb50
Mar48
Apr22
May5
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep2
Oct18
Nov42
Dec46

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England34
2Suffolk England29
3Gloucestershire England19
4Essex England17
5Northamptonshire England17
6Pembrokeshire Wales17
7Somerset England13
8Lincolnshire England11
9Worcestershire England9
10Kent England8
11Bath and North East Somerset England7
12Carmarthenshire Wales7
13Monmouthshire Wales7
14North Yorkshire England6
15Surrey England5
234 England3 Scotland46 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 32 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
295
Peak month
January
Counties with records
32
Scientific name
Weissia longifolia
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
325
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Weissia
Name with authority
Weissia longifolia Mitt.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15333028 · GBIF 5280874