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Curled Hook-moss

Palustriella commutata

2,761Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
75Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan124
Feb174
Mar247
Apr321
May279
Jun289
Jul400
Aug252
Sep195
Oct172
Nov136
Dec96

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland430
2North Yorkshire England271
3Powys Wales174
4Cumbria England160
5Argyll and Bute Scotland153
6Perth and Kinross Scotland120
7Scottish Borders Scotland83
8Worcestershire England80
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland63
10Gloucestershire England61
11Monmouthshire Wales51
12Gwynedd Wales46
13Carmarthenshire Wales36
14Stirling Scotland36
15Herefordshire, County of England28
1,077 England1,196 Scotland441 Wales47 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 75 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,761
Peak month
July
Counties with records
75
Scientific name
Palustriella commutata
Also known as
a Hook-moss
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
3,495
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Amblystegiaceae
Genus
Palustriella
Name with authority
Palustriella commutata (Hedw.) Ochyra
Contributing datasets
25

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1166920 · GBIF 2681729