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Curly Crisp-moss

Trichostomum crispulum

2,613Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
73Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan242
Feb278
Mar318
Apr259
May178
Jun177
Jul233
Aug147
Sep144
Oct185
Nov181
Dec242

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland192
2Swansea Wales163
3Somerset England117
4Pembrokeshire Wales103
5Cornwall England86
6North Yorkshire England79
7Gloucestershire England79
8Cumbria England70
9Powys Wales66
10Isle of Anglesey Wales66
11Argyll and Bute Scotland58
12Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland58
13Carmarthenshire Wales52
14Conwy Wales51
15Bristol, City of England50
1,143 England535 Scotland849 Wales84 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 73 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,613
Peak month
March
Counties with records
73
Scientific name
Trichostomum crispulum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,887
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Trichostomum
Name with authority
Trichostomum crispulum Bruch
Contributing datasets
22

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2452682 · GBIF 5280772