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Dicranum moss

Dicranum majus

86Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
20Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb3
Mar7
Apr12
May3
Jun9
Jul5
Aug14
Sep12
Oct7
Nov3
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England10
2Highland Scotland8
3North Yorkshire England8
4Argyll and Bute Scotland5
5Gwynedd Wales5
6Cornwall England4
7Cumbria England4
8Cheshire East England4
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland3
10Perth and Kinross Scotland3
11Somerset England2
12Powys Wales2
13Sefton England1
14Pembrokeshire Wales1
15Isle of Anglesey Wales1
52 England22 Scotland9 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 20 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
86
Peak month
August
Counties with records
20
Scientific name
Dicranum majus
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
5,531
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Dicranaceae
Genus
Dicranum
Name with authority
Dicranum majus Turner

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10680929 · GBIF 2675427