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Phaeoceros

Phaeoceros laevis

374Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan32
Feb34
Mar48
Apr41
May29
Jun23
Jul11
Aug23
Sep31
Oct45
Nov26
Dec17

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England102
2Pembrokeshire Wales36
3Devon England26
4Ceredigion Wales18
5Ards and North Down Northern Ireland16
6Carmarthenshire Wales11
7Monmouthshire Wales11
8Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland10
9Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland9
10City of Edinburgh Scotland7
11Isles of Scilly England7
12Swansea Wales7
13Somerset England6
14Dumfries and Galloway Scotland6
15Isle of Wight England6
179 England42 Scotland97 Wales52 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
374
Peak month
March
Counties with records
36
Scientific name
Phaeoceros laevis
Group
Hornworts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
520
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthocerotophyta
Class
Anthocerotopsida
Order
Notothyladales
Family
Notothyladaceae
Genus
Phaeoceros
Name with authority
Phaeoceros laevis (L.) Prosk.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3490169 · GBIF 2689611