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Green-tufted Stubble-moss

Weissia controversa

5,135Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
95Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan562
Feb598
Mar727
Apr676
May369
Jun285
Jul264
Aug232
Sep256
Oct304
Nov354
Dec408

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales365
2Ceredigion Wales355
3Carmarthenshire Wales314
4Norfolk England289
5Cornwall England252
6Swansea Wales232
7Powys Wales200
8Gwynedd Wales198
9Conwy Wales175
10North Yorkshire England159
11Monmouthshire Wales145
12Highland Scotland120
13Worcestershire England115
14Devon England113
15Cumbria England94
2,265 England489 Scotland2,288 Wales78 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 95 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
5,135
Peak month
March
Counties with records
95
Scientific name
Weissia controversa
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,359
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Weissia
Name with authority
Weissia controversa Hedw.
Contributing datasets
25

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10959867 · GBIF 5280927