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Fringed Hoar-moss

Hedwigia ciliata

102Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb7
Mar10
Apr16
May10
Jun7
Jul5
Aug3
Sep5
Oct7
Nov7
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Herefordshire, County of England16
2Worcestershire England10
3Powys Wales9
4Monmouthshire Wales7
5Scottish Borders Scotland5
6Cambridgeshire England4
7Highland Scotland4
8East Riding of Yorkshire England4
9West Berkshire England3
10Cumbria England2
11Gwynedd Wales2
12Cornwall England1
13Devon England1
14Argyll and Bute Scotland1
15Perth and Kinross Scotland1
73 England11 Scotland18 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
102
Peak month
April
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Hedwigia ciliata
Group
Mosses
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hedwigiales
Family
Hedwigiaceae
Genus
Hedwigia
Name with authority
Hedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) Boucher

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 12239754