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Hooded Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum cupulatum

2,218Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
102Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan146
Feb218
Mar335
Apr401
May279
Jun202
Jul174
Aug83
Sep86
Oct89
Nov79
Dec98

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England198
2Cambridgeshire England120
3Norfolk England112
4Cumbria England71
5Suffolk England69
6City of Edinburgh Scotland68
7Carmarthenshire Wales59
8Highland Scotland55
9Lincolnshire England50
10Worcestershire England42
11Powys Wales40
12Scottish Borders Scotland38
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland37
14Conwy Wales37
15Northamptonshire England35
1,352 England465 Scotland329 Wales67 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 102 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,218
Peak month
April
Counties with records
102
Scientific name
Orthotrichum cupulatum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,402
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Orthotrichales
Family
Orthotrichaceae
Genus
Orthotrichum
Name with authority
Orthotrichum cupulatum Hoffm. ex Brid.
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q9352425 · GBIF 2672721