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Neat Crisp-moss

Tortella nitida

1,169Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
30Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan149
Feb162
Mar167
Apr106
May93
Jun36
Jul65
Aug57
Sep53
Oct81
Nov90
Dec107

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Swansea Wales300
2Pembrokeshire Wales137
3Cornwall England101
4Somerset England99
5Devon England85
6Conwy Wales58
7Carmarthenshire Wales51
8Bristol, City of England44
9Gloucestershire England36
10Cumbria England22
11Dorset England21
12Gwynedd Wales21
13Isle of Anglesey Wales17
14Torbay England13
15South Ayrshire Scotland9
481 England32 Scotland653 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,169
Peak month
March
Counties with records
30
Scientific name
Tortella nitida
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,240
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Tortella
Name with authority
Tortella nitida (Lindb.) Broth.
Contributing datasets
11

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15325509 · GBIF 2671364