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Fine-leaved Leskea

Orthothecium intricatum

549Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
31Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan14
Feb22
Mar46
Apr74
May58
Jun86
Jul99
Aug47
Sep45
Oct25
Nov17
Dec14

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland85
2North Yorkshire England49
3Powys Wales45
4Gwynedd Wales42
5Perth and Kinross Scotland41
6Argyll and Bute Scotland32
7Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland31
8Cumbria England29
9Stirling Scotland22
10Monmouthshire Wales19
11Conwy Wales13
12Aberdeenshire Scotland12
13Gloucestershire England11
14Orkney Islands Scotland9
15Moray Scotland9
138 England241 Scotland135 Wales35 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 31 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
549
Peak month
July
Counties with records
31
Scientific name
Orthothecium intricatum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
582
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Plagiotheciaceae
Genus
Orthothecium
Name with authority
Orthothecium intricatum (Hartm.) Schimp.
Contributing datasets
7

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15611183 · GBIF 5283629