When it is recorded
Jan56
Feb51
Mar100
Apr171
May268
Jun443
Jul515
Aug521
Sep362
Oct165
Nov69
Dec82
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 715 | |
| 2 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 224 | |
| 3 | Ceredigion | Wales | 185 | |
| 4 | Worcestershire | England | 136 | |
| 5 | Cumbria | England | 134 | |
| 6 | North Yorkshire | England | 113 | |
| 7 | East Ayrshire | Scotland | 100 | |
| 8 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 94 | |
| 9 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 89 | |
| 10 | Powys | Wales | 74 | |
| 11 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 73 | |
| 12 | Gwynedd | Wales | 73 | |
| 13 | Stirling | Scotland | 73 | |
| 14 | West Lothian | Scotland | 68 | |
| 15 | Conwy | Wales | 63 |
743 England1,763 Scotland549 Wales17 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 62 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 3,074
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 62
- Scientific name
- Sphagnum capillifolium
- Group
- Mosses
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 6,057
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Perth and Kinross, Ceredigion, Worcestershire, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, East Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Aberdeenshire, Powys, Argyll and Bute, Gwynedd +4
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Sphagnopsida
- Order
- Sphagnales
- Family
- Sphagnaceae
- Genus
- Sphagnum
- Name with authority
- Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.
- Contributing datasets
- 30
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8227194