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Oval-leaved Pottia

Pterygoneurum ovatum

63Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan14
Feb21
Mar7
Apr6
May2
Jun0
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct3
Nov4
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England17
2Isle of Wight England10
3Dorset England8
4Somerset England4
5Worcestershire England3
6Lincolnshire England2
7Aberdeenshire Scotland2
8Suffolk England1
9Moray Scotland1
10Brighton and Hove England1
60 England3 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
63
Peak month
February
Counties with records
10
Scientific name
Pterygoneurum ovatum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
59
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Pterygoneurum
Name with authority
Pterygoneurum ovatum (Hedw.) Dixon

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15334431 · GBIF 2671552