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Micheli's ball-fruit

Sphaerocarpos michelii

187Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan19
Feb45
Mar49
Apr28
May4
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct6
Nov9
Dec12

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England43
2Suffolk England39
3Cornwall England10
4Isles of Scilly England9
5Cambridgeshire England8
6Surrey England5
7North Lincolnshire England4
8Isle of Wight England3
9Southend-on-Sea England3
10Essex England2
11Pembrokeshire Wales2
12Bristol, City of England2
13Kent England1
14Dorset England1
15East Riding of Yorkshire England1
185 England2 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
187
Peak month
March
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Sphaerocarpos michelii
Group
Liverworts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
185
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Marchantiophyta
Class
Marchantiopsida
Order
Sphaerocarpales
Family
Sphaerocarpaceae
Genus
Sphaerocarpos
Name with authority
Sphaerocarpos michelii Bellardi

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q12718569 · GBIF 5286305