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Russow's Bog-moss

Sphagnum russowii

1,333Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
48Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan51
Feb50
Mar106
Apr140
May87
Jun120
Jul155
Aug143
Sep175
Oct129
Nov97
Dec53

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland251
2Gwynedd Wales101
3Cumbria England100
4Conwy Wales85
5North Yorkshire England72
6Perth and Kinross Scotland50
7Ceredigion Wales44
8Scottish Borders Scotland39
9Aberdeenshire Scotland36
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland28
11Worcestershire England27
12Angus Scotland26
13Powys Wales23
14Moray Scotland20
15Stirling Scotland19
478 England569 Scotland283 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 48 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,333
Peak month
September
Counties with records
48
Scientific name
Sphagnum russowii
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,335
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum russowii Warnst.
Contributing datasets
16

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q292063 · GBIF 2668970