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Rufous Beard-moss

Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens

731Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
38Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan27
Feb31
Mar59
Apr41
May50
Jun74
Jul119
Aug71
Sep100
Oct83
Nov37
Dec35

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland95
2Gwynedd Wales58
3Somerset England54
4Ceredigion Wales53
5Perth and Kinross Scotland52
6Powys Wales41
7Cornwall England33
8Conwy Wales25
9Stirling Scotland25
10North Yorkshire England23
11Argyll and Bute Scotland21
12Carmarthenshire Wales20
13Scottish Borders Scotland19
14Pembrokeshire Wales18
15Swansea Wales15
187 England267 Scotland260 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 38 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
731
Peak month
July
Counties with records
38
Scientific name
Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
784
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Bryoerythrophyllum
Name with authority
Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens (Stirt.) Giacom.
Contributing datasets
11

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15316734 · GBIF 2670505