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Luminous Moss

Schistostega pennata

392Records since 2000
MayPeak month
25Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan36
Feb23
Mar40
Apr47
May59
Jun23
Jul26
Aug28
Sep29
Oct15
Nov18
Dec9

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England76
2Worcestershire England73
3Cheshire East England26
4Somerset England13
5Devon England12
6Pembrokeshire Wales11
7North Yorkshire England10
8Powys Wales8
9Herefordshire, County of England8
10Gwynedd Wales7
11Ceredigion Wales7
12Calderdale England6
13Bradford England6
14Carmarthenshire Wales5
15Falkirk Scotland5
328 England8 Scotland56 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
392
Peak month
May
Counties with records
25
Scientific name
Schistostega pennata
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
382
Most recorded in
Cornwall, Worcestershire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Schistostegaceae
Genus
Schistostega
Name with authority
Schistostega pennata (Hedw.) F.Weber & D.Mohr

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q179213 · GBIF 2679339