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River Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum rivulare

663Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
53Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan28
Feb44
Mar77
Apr88
May61
Jun84
Jul93
Aug44
Sep28
Oct42
Nov21
Dec33

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Scottish Borders Scotland65
2Carmarthenshire Wales58
3Devon England57
4City of Edinburgh Scotland48
5North Yorkshire England43
6Powys Wales35
7Pembrokeshire Wales27
8Ceredigion Wales25
9Cornwall England23
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland18
11Monmouthshire Wales18
12Cumbria England16
13Perth and Kinross Scotland13
14Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland13
15East Ayrshire Scotland13
185 England237 Scotland194 Wales47 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 53 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
663
Peak month
July
Counties with records
53
Scientific name
Orthotrichum rivulare
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
673
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Orthotrichales
Family
Orthotrichaceae
Genus
Orthotrichum
Name with authority
Orthotrichum rivulare Turner
Contributing datasets
11

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17208049 · GBIF 2672719