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Pale Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum pallens

69Records since 2000
MayPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan18
Feb4
Mar0
Apr11
May20
Jun7
Jul2
Aug1
Sep0
Oct2
Nov1
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England5
2Bradford England5
3Monmouthshire Wales2
4Denbighshire Wales2
5Milton Keynes England1
65 England4 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
69
Peak month
May
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Orthotrichum pallens
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
70
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Orthotrichales
Family
Orthotrichaceae
Genus
Orthotrichum
Name with authority
Orthotrichum pallens Bruch ex Brid.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q12366033 · GBIF 2672764