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Ostrich-plume Feather-moss

Ptilium crista-castrensis

786Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan18
Feb63
Mar64
Apr56
May69
Jun82
Jul117
Aug74
Sep90
Oct66
Nov46
Dec28

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland479
2Argyll and Bute Scotland70
3Perth and Kinross Scotland41
4Cumbria England38
5Gwynedd Wales32
6Aberdeenshire Scotland29
7Stirling Scotland15
8Moray Scotland13
9Bradford England13
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland7
11Angus Scotland5
12Calderdale England5
13Scottish Borders Scotland4
14Gloucestershire England2
15North Lincolnshire England2
66 England687 Scotland32 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
786
Peak month
July
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Ptilium crista-castrensis
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
751
Most recorded in
Highland, Argyll and Bute
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Pylaisiaceae
Genus
Ptilium
Name with authority
Ptilium crista-castrensis (Hedw.) De Not.
Contributing datasets
14

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q149945 · GBIF 5283780