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Leptodontium moss

Leptodontium flexifolium

291Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
43Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb20
Mar18
Apr15
May17
Jun17
Jul30
Aug30
Sep28
Oct48
Nov31
Dec21

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales25
2Conwy Wales18
3North Yorkshire England15
4Scottish Borders Scotland14
5Pembrokeshire Wales13
6Worcestershire England12
7Sheffield England12
8Cumbria England10
9Ceredigion Wales9
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland7
11Somerset England6
12Powys Wales6
13Norfolk England4
14Highland Scotland4
15Devon England4
159 England51 Scotland80 Wales1 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
291
Peak month
October
Counties with records
43
Scientific name
Leptodontium flexifolium
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
299
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Leptodontium
Name with authority
Leptodontium flexifolium (Dicks.) Hampe

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11180322 · GBIF 5280722