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Plagiothecium moss

Plagiothecium laetum

107Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
21Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb15
Mar11
Apr18
May1
Jun8
Jul3
Aug2
Sep8
Oct12
Nov11
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland9
2Norfolk England6
3Nottinghamshire England6
4Gloucestershire England5
5Kent England3
6North Yorkshire England3
7Cumbria England3
8Aberdeenshire Scotland3
9Oxfordshire England2
10Essex England2
11Worcestershire England2
12South Ayrshire Scotland2
13Gwynedd Wales2
14Scottish Borders Scotland2
15Stirling Scotland2
84 England20 Scotland3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
107
Peak month
April
Counties with records
21
Scientific name
Plagiothecium laetum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
107
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Plagiotheciaceae
Genus
Plagiothecium
Name with authority
Plagiothecium laetum Schimp.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q71894 · GBIF 5283502