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Fissidens moss

Fissidens fontanus

305Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
35Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb5
Mar28
Apr17
May10
Jun19
Jul41
Aug50
Sep54
Oct21
Nov23
Dec15

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cheshire East England30
2Worcestershire England15
3Powys Wales14
4Gloucestershire England11
5Tameside England10
6Surrey England9
7Stockport England9
8Northamptonshire England8
9Devon England7
10Somerset England7
11Wrexham Wales7
12Bradford England7
13Cornwall England6
14Nottinghamshire England6
15Trafford England6
278 England26 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 35 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
305
Peak month
September
Counties with records
35
Scientific name
Fissidens fontanus
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
313
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Fissidentaceae
Genus
Fissidens
Name with authority
Fissidens fontanus (Bach.Pyl.) Steud.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17205506 · GBIF 5283137