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Hornwort

Anthoceros punctatus

310Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
33Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan26
Feb25
Mar37
Apr21
May12
Jun18
Jul26
Aug13
Sep28
Oct42
Nov30
Dec22

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales51
2Cornwall England35
3Carmarthenshire Wales25
4Devon England22
5Argyll and Bute Scotland15
6Lincolnshire England13
7Ceredigion Wales12
8Highland Scotland10
9Somerset England10
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland10
11Aberdeenshire Scotland10
12Isles of Scilly England10
13Scottish Borders Scotland8
14Dorset England5
15Gwynedd Wales4
126 England82 Scotland96 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 33 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
310
Peak month
October
Counties with records
33
Scientific name
Anthoceros punctatus
Group
Hornworts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
343
Most recorded in
Pembrokeshire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthocerotophyta
Class
Anthocerotopsida
Order
Anthocerotales
Family
Anthocerotaceae
Genus
Anthoceros
Name with authority
Anthoceros punctatus L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q12674789 · GBIF 2689594