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Dicranum moss

Dicranum polysetum

53Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb9
Mar9
Apr3
May3
Jun2
Jul3
Aug2
Sep4
Oct3
Nov9
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England8
2Cambridgeshire England6
3Doncaster England5
4Scottish Borders Scotland4
5Rotherham England4
6Highland Scotland3
7Isle of Anglesey Wales3
8Surrey England2
9Lincolnshire England2
10Worcestershire England2
11Aberdeenshire Scotland2
12East Riding of Yorkshire England1
13Cumbria England1
14West Berkshire England1
15York England1
41 England9 Scotland3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
53
Peak month
February
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Dicranum polysetum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
52
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Dicranaceae
Genus
Dicranum
Name with authority
Dicranum polysetum Sw.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q650897 · GBIF 2675494