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Dicranum scottianum

318Records since 2000
JunePeak month
22Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb20
Mar33
Apr26
May28
Jun40
Jul36
Aug26
Sep31
Oct29
Nov13
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland132
2Argyll and Bute Scotland34
3Cornwall England15
4Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland15
5Devon England12
6Gwynedd Wales12
7Cumbria England8
8Pembrokeshire Wales7
9Ceredigion Wales6
10Kent England4
11Worcestershire England4
12Gloucestershire England3
13Monmouthshire Wales3
14Somerset England1
15South Ayrshire Scotland1
65 England203 Scotland31 Wales16 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
318
Peak month
June
Counties with records
22
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
362
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Dicranaceae
Genus
Dicranum
Name with authority
Dicranum scottianum Turner

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7817161