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Fringed Bog-moss

Sphagnum fimbriatum

5,005Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
89Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan215
Feb273
Mar436
Apr462
May311
Jun392
Jul529
Aug501
Sep397
Oct450
Nov487
Dec438

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Carmarthenshire Wales213
2Powys Wales187
3Norfolk England177
4Ceredigion Wales174
5Doncaster England160
6Cumbria England153
7North Yorkshire England139
8Swansea Wales133
9Lincolnshire England120
10Blackburn with Darwen England117
11Worcestershire England112
12Gwynedd Wales105
13Highland Scotland84
14York England78
15Pembrokeshire Wales76
2,794 England623 Scotland1,541 Wales42 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 89 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
5,005
Peak month
July
Counties with records
89
Scientific name
Sphagnum fimbriatum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
5,053
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum fimbriatum Wilson
Contributing datasets
31

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q310560 · GBIF 2668979