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Philonotis moss

Philonotis capillaris

189Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan13
Feb13
Mar10
Apr15
May10
Jun5
Jul29
Aug13
Sep20
Oct21
Nov23
Dec10

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ceredigion Wales28
2Highland Scotland18
3Powys Wales15
4Worcestershire England14
5Carmarthenshire Wales12
6Gwynedd Wales10
7Pembrokeshire Wales10
8Cornwall England9
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland8
10Conwy Wales7
11City of Edinburgh Scotland4
12Orkney Islands Scotland4
13Devon England3
14Aberdeenshire Scotland3
15Sheffield England3
49 England53 Scotland87 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
189
Peak month
July
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Philonotis capillaris
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
183
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Bartramiales
Family
Bartramiaceae
Genus
Philonotis
Name with authority
Philonotis capillaris Lindb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17208014 · GBIF 2676219