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Rhynchostegium alopecuroides

370Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
24Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan30
Feb35
Mar24
Apr32
May36
Jun32
Jul41
Aug64
Sep34
Oct11
Nov21
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales80
2Ceredigion Wales67
3Carmarthenshire Wales37
4Cornwall England34
5Cumbria England29
6Devon England22
7Powys Wales17
8Highland Scotland15
9Conwy Wales15
10Calderdale England7
11Denbighshire Wales4
12East Ayrshire Scotland4
13Somerset England2
14Pembrokeshire Wales2
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
115 England27 Scotland226 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
370
Peak month
August
Counties with records
24
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
382
Most recorded in
Gwynedd, Ceredigion
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Brachytheciaceae
Genus
Rhynchostegium
Name with authority
Rhynchostegium alopecuroides (Brid.) A.J.E.Sm.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15589461 · GBIF 7418642