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Marsh Thyme-moss

Plagiomnium ellipticum

727Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
64Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan26
Feb38
Mar45
Apr54
May50
Jun63
Jul140
Aug69
Sep91
Oct63
Nov31
Dec33

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Scottish Borders Scotland86
2Highland Scotland68
3Norfolk England46
4Cumbria England29
5South Ayrshire Scotland19
6Worcestershire England18
7North Yorkshire England16
8Pembrokeshire Wales16
9Powys Wales16
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland15
11Isle of Anglesey Wales15
12Gwynedd Wales12
13Lincolnshire England10
14Aberdeenshire Scotland10
15Ceredigion Wales10
253 England337 Scotland122 Wales14 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 64 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
727
Peak month
July
Counties with records
64
Scientific name
Plagiomnium ellipticum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
751
Most recorded in
Scottish Borders, Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Bryales
Family
Mniaceae
Genus
Plagiomnium
Name with authority
Plagiomnium ellipticum (Brid.) T.J.Kop.
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7618378