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Hooked Scorpion-moss

Scorpidium scorpioides

1,824Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
43Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan42
Feb62
Mar116
Apr131
May144
Jun303
Jul392
Aug193
Sep155
Oct105
Nov74
Dec32

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland539
2Perth and Kinross Scotland158
3Cumbria England115
4Argyll and Bute Scotland85
5Worcestershire England71
6Gwynedd Wales57
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland56
8Powys Wales50
9Pembrokeshire Wales49
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland41
11Orkney Islands Scotland39
12Ceredigion Wales38
13Scottish Borders Scotland37
14Isle of Anglesey Wales31
15Conwy Wales29
294 England1,200 Scotland298 Wales28 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
1,824
Peak month
July
Counties with records
43
Scientific name
Scorpidium scorpioides
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,952
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Scorpidiaceae
Genus
Scorpidium
Name with authority
Scorpidium scorpioides (Hedw.) Limpr.
Contributing datasets
27

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11875652 · GBIF 2681641