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Olive Bog-moss

Sphagnum majus

50Records since 2000
JunePeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May7
Jun15
Jul4
Aug7
Sep3
Oct6
Nov3
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland42
2Perth and Kinross Scotland2
3Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
4Stirling Scotland1
3 England47 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
50
Peak month
June
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Sphagnum majus
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
49
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum majus (Russow) C.E.O.Jensen

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11900054 · GBIF 2668990