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Field hornwort

Anthoceros agrestis

148Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
22Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb11
Mar9
Apr0
May2
Jun4
Jul9
Aug8
Sep28
Oct23
Nov31
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Monmouthshire Wales17
2Scottish Borders Scotland15
3Worcestershire England14
4Cornwall England11
5Norfolk England7
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland7
7Perth and Kinross Scotland5
8Ceredigion Wales5
9Surrey England4
10Herefordshire, County of England3
11Cambridgeshire England2
12Suffolk England2
13Cumbria England2
14Aberdeenshire Scotland2
15Glasgow City Scotland2
71 England38 Scotland34 Wales2 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
148
Peak month
November
Counties with records
22
Scientific name
Anthoceros agrestis
Group
Hornworts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
139
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthocerotophyta
Class
Anthocerotopsida
Order
Anthocerotales
Family
Anthocerotaceae
Genus
Anthoceros
Name with authority
Anthoceros agrestis Paton

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q341574 · GBIF 2689592