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Fringed candle snuffer moss

Encalypta ciliata

140Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb3
Mar6
Apr17
May10
Jun20
Jul46
Aug16
Sep12
Oct6
Nov1
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland30
2Highland Scotland21
3Gwynedd Wales18
4Powys Wales18
5Stirling Scotland13
6Aberdeenshire Scotland6
7Monmouthshire Wales5
8Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland5
9Carmarthenshire Wales4
10Moray Scotland4
11Angus Scotland4
12Conwy Wales3
13North Yorkshire England2
14Argyll and Bute Scotland2
3 England82 Scotland48 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
140
Peak month
July
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Encalypta ciliata
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
136
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Encalyptales
Family
Encalyptaceae
Genus
Encalypta
Name with authority
Encalypta ciliata Hedw.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10935274 · GBIF 5280166