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Northern haircap

Polytrichastrum sexangulare

97Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May0
Jun6
Jul34
Aug36
Sep19
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland47
2Moray Scotland31
3Perth and Kinross Scotland8
4Aberdeenshire Scotland6
5Angus Scotland2
6Argyll and Bute Scotland1
95 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
97
Peak month
August
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Polytrichastrum sexangulare
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
90
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Polytrichopsida
Order
Polytrichales
Family
Polytrichaceae
Genus
Polytrichastrum
Name with authority
Polytrichastrum sexangulare (Flörke ex Brid.) G.L.Sm.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15326952 · GBIF 2682935