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Pointed-leaved stubble-moss

Weissia rutilans

146Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
30Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan17
Feb6
Mar32
Apr22
May9
Jun11
Jul5
Aug2
Sep10
Oct9
Nov11
Dec9

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ceredigion Wales18
2Powys Wales10
3Worcestershire England9
4Highland Scotland8
5Carmarthenshire Wales8
6Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland8
7Pembrokeshire Wales5
8Herefordshire, County of England5
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
10Perth and Kinross Scotland4
11Kent England3
12Cornwall England3
13City of Edinburgh Scotland3
14Fife Scotland3
15Scottish Borders Scotland3
40 England48 Scotland47 Wales8 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
146
Peak month
March
Counties with records
30
Scientific name
Weissia rutilans
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
133
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Weissia
Name with authority
Weissia rutilans (Hedw.) Lindb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15333920 · GBIF 5280855