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Green Shield-moss

Buxbaumia viridis

897Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan124
Feb203
Mar74
Apr93
May50
Jun12
Jul15
Aug15
Sep44
Oct63
Nov149
Dec42

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland863
2Aberdeenshire Scotland27
3Moray Scotland5
4Stirling Scotland2
897 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
897
Peak month
February
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Buxbaumia viridis
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
898
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Buxbaumiales
Family
Buxbaumiaceae
Genus
Buxbaumia
Name with authority
Buxbaumia viridis (Moug. ex DC.) Brid. ex Moug. & Nestl.
Contributing datasets
4

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q146270 · GBIF 2682851