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Montane dry rock moss

Grimmia montana

285Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb5
Mar16
Apr196
May8
Jun5
Jul10
Aug8
Sep9
Oct3
Nov7
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England225
2East Lothian Scotland12
3Aberdeenshire Scotland11
4Gwynedd Wales7
5Scottish Borders Scotland7
6City of Edinburgh Scotland5
7Powys Wales5
8Pembrokeshire Wales2
9Ceredigion Wales2
10Devon England1
11Telford and Wrekin England1
227 England39 Scotland18 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
285
Peak month
April
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Grimmia montana
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
273
Most recorded in
Worcestershire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Grimmiales
Family
Grimmiaceae
Genus
Grimmia
Name with authority
Grimmia montana Bruch & Schimp.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17202924 · GBIF 5281783