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Many-leaved Pocket-moss

Fissidens polyphyllus

135Records since 2000
JanuaryPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan20
Feb8
Mar13
Apr1
May10
Jun16
Jul14
Aug10
Sep7
Oct10
Nov4
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales76
2Cornwall England30
3Devon England25
4Somerset England2
5Highland Scotland1
57 England1 Scotland76 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
135
Peak month
January
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Fissidens polyphyllus
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
145
Most recorded in
Gwynedd
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Fissidentaceae
Genus
Fissidens
Name with authority
Fissidens polyphyllus Wilson ex Bruch & Schimp.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7966450