When it is recorded
Jan287
Feb443
Mar750
Apr734
May668
Jun873
Jul1,288
Aug1,092
Sep926
Oct788
Nov706
Dec541
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 966 | |
| 2 | Ceredigion | Wales | 745 | |
| 3 | Cumbria | England | 496 | |
| 4 | North Yorkshire | England | 402 | |
| 5 | Worcestershire | England | 386 | |
| 6 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 330 | |
| 7 | Powys | Wales | 323 | |
| 8 | Gwynedd | Wales | 307 | |
| 9 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 214 | |
| 10 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 185 | |
| 11 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 177 | |
| 12 | Doncaster | England | 152 | |
| 13 | Conwy | Wales | 136 | |
| 14 | East Ayrshire | Scotland | 134 | |
| 15 | Stirling | Scotland | 132 |
4,094 England2,761 Scotland2,448 Wales146 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 94 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 9,453
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 94
- Scientific name
- Sphagnum fallax
- Group
- Mosses
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 9,810
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Ceredigion, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Worcestershire, Carmarthenshire, Powys, Gwynedd, Argyll and Bute, Perth and Kinross, Dumfries and Galloway, Doncaster +18
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Sphagnopsida
- Order
- Sphagnales
- Family
- Sphagnaceae
- Genus
- Sphagnum
- Name with authority
- Sphagnum fallax (H.Klinggr.) H.Klinggr.
- Contributing datasets
- 31
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1505168 · GBIF 2669002