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Fine Distichium

Distichium capillaceum

470Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb21
Mar20
Apr41
May47
Jun85
Jul122
Aug42
Sep45
Oct22
Nov10
Dec7

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland104
2Perth and Kinross Scotland86
3Gwynedd Wales44
4Argyll and Bute Scotland23
5North Yorkshire England22
6Stirling Scotland22
7Aberdeenshire Scotland21
8Cumbria England17
9Conwy Wales13
10Angus Scotland13
11Powys Wales11
12Moray Scotland11
13Scottish Borders Scotland6
14Orkney Islands Scotland6
15Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland6
75 England314 Scotland73 Wales6 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
470
Peak month
July
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Distichium capillaceum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
494
Most recorded in
Highland, Perth and Kinross
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Scouleriales
Family
Distichiaceae
Genus
Distichium
Name with authority
Distichium capillaceum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.
Contributing datasets
13

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q292686 · GBIF 2675901