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Large yellow feather moss

Drepanocladus turgescens

62Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar2
Apr1
May2
Jun2
Jul6
Aug26
Sep6
Oct15
Nov1
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England47
2Perth and Kinross Scotland9
53 England9 Scotland

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

About this species

Records since 2000
62
Peak month
August
Counties with records
2
Scientific name
Drepanocladus turgescens
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
57
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Amblystegiaceae
Genus
Drepanocladus
Name with authority
Drepanocladus turgescens (T.Jensen) Broth.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8175818