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Downy veilwort

Metzgeria pubescens

369Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
21Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb36
Mar42
Apr56
May38
Jun30
Jul48
Aug15
Sep16
Oct30
Nov29
Dec10

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England62
2Highland Scotland44
3Perth and Kinross Scotland32
4Cumbria England14
5Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland11
6Moray Scotland10
7Stirling Scotland9
8Aberdeenshire Scotland7
9Denbighshire Wales7
10Conwy Wales6
11Gloucestershire England5
12Angus Scotland5
13Argyll and Bute Scotland3
14Herefordshire, County of England3
15Midlothian Scotland3
216 England124 Scotland15 Wales12 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
369
Peak month
April
Counties with records
21
Scientific name
Metzgeria pubescens
Group
Liverworts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
332
Most recorded in
North Yorkshire
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Marchantiophyta
Class
Jungermanniopsida
Order
Metzgeriales
Family
Metzgeriaceae
Genus
Metzgeria
Name with authority
Metzgeria pubescens (Schrank) Raddi

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17296739 · GBIF 5710240