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Golden bog-moss

Sphagnum pulchrum

229Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb13
Mar23
Apr5
May9
Jun12
Jul33
Aug41
Sep19
Oct15
Nov36
Dec7

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England82
2Ceredigion Wales42
3Highland Scotland39
4Cumbria England25
5Dumfries and Galloway Scotland10
6Worcestershire England5
7Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland4
8Conwy Wales3
9Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
10Mid Ulster Northern Ireland2
11Argyll and Bute Scotland1
12Powys Wales1
13Wrexham Wales1
122 England51 Scotland47 Wales9 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
229
Peak month
August
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Sphagnum pulchrum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
236
Most recorded in
Dorset
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum pulchrum (Lindb.) Warnst.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11873661 · GBIF 2669170