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Giant Spear-moss

Calliergon giganteum

637Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
58Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan16
Feb20
Mar52
Apr52
May30
Jun87
Jul118
Aug53
Sep65
Oct67
Nov30
Dec19

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Powys Wales64
2Scottish Borders Scotland52
3Cumbria England41
4Highland Scotland40
5Norfolk England37
6Isle of Anglesey Wales30
7Worcestershire England28
8Pembrokeshire Wales27
9North Yorkshire England23
10Carmarthenshire Wales21
11Perth and Kinross Scotland20
12Orkney Islands Scotland16
13Argyll and Bute Scotland15
14Gwynedd Wales11
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland10
213 England239 Scotland170 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 58 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
637
Peak month
July
Counties with records
58
Scientific name
Calliergon giganteum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
725
Most recorded in
Powys, Scottish Borders
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Calliergonaceae
Genus
Calliergon
Name with authority
Calliergon giganteum (Schimp.) Kindb.
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11862484 · GBIF 2681676