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Opal Thread-moss

Pohlia cruda

839Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
38Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan24
Feb27
Mar78
Apr117
May117
Jun125
Jul156
Aug60
Sep56
Oct38
Nov16
Dec16

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland137
2Perth and Kinross Scotland91
3Gwynedd Wales88
4Powys Wales73
5Cumbria England42
6Conwy Wales41
7North Yorkshire England38
8Stirling Scotland29
9Aberdeenshire Scotland27
10Scottish Borders Scotland23
11Angus Scotland22
12Argyll and Bute Scotland18
13Carmarthenshire Wales18
14Moray Scotland16
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland9
169 England416 Scotland241 Wales12 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 38 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
839
Peak month
July
Counties with records
38
Scientific name
Pohlia cruda
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
852
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Bryales
Family
Mniaceae
Genus
Pohlia
Name with authority
Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb.
Contributing datasets
13

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10610394 · GBIF 5282641