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Orthothecium moss

Orthothecium rufescens

338Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb13
Mar11
Apr21
May37
Jun54
Jul100
Aug33
Sep41
Oct15
Nov8
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland139
2Perth and Kinross Scotland59
3North Yorkshire England49
4Argyll and Bute Scotland24
5Gwynedd Wales18
6Stirling Scotland12
7Orkney Islands Scotland8
8Monmouthshire Wales7
9Conwy Wales3
10Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland3
11Angus Scotland2
12Cumbria England1
13Powys Wales1
50 England254 Scotland29 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
338
Peak month
July
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Orthothecium rufescens
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
382
Most recorded in
Highland, Perth and Kinross
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Plagiotheciaceae
Genus
Orthothecium
Name with authority
Orthothecium rufescens (Dicks. ex Brid.) Schimp.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15244741 · GBIF 5283626