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Girgensohn's Bog-moss

Sphagnum girgensohnii

1,993Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
43Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan53
Feb101
Mar140
Apr203
May206
Jun222
Jul302
Aug151
Sep221
Oct193
Nov128
Dec60

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland611
2Gwynedd Wales167
3Argyll and Bute Scotland131
4Perth and Kinross Scotland113
5Conwy Wales109
6Ceredigion Wales63
7Cumbria England62
8Stirling Scotland56
9Aberdeenshire Scotland55
10Scottish Borders Scotland52
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland44
12Angus Scotland43
13North Yorkshire England35
14Moray Scotland34
15Inverclyde Scotland17
310 England1,299 Scotland375 Wales9 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 43 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,993
Peak month
July
Counties with records
43
Scientific name
Sphagnum girgensohnii
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,992
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum girgensohnii Russow
Contributing datasets
16

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q149929 · GBIF 2669241