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Imbricate bog-moss

Sphagnum affine

112Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb5
Mar15
Apr7
May3
Jun12
Jul31
Aug9
Sep8
Oct11
Nov2
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland41
2Gwynedd Wales28
3Conwy Wales15
4Stirling Scotland7
5Cumbria England6
6Perth and Kinross Scotland6
7Argyll and Bute Scotland4
8Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
9Aberdeenshire Scotland2
6 England63 Scotland43 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
112
Peak month
July
Counties with records
9
Scientific name
Sphagnum affine
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
117
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum affine Renauld & Cardot

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q140236 · GBIF 4280850