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Rusty Fork-moss

Dicranum spurium

244Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan15
Feb9
Mar53
Apr28
May36
Jun17
Jul8
Aug16
Sep15
Oct15
Nov15
Dec10

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Aberdeenshire Scotland124
2Highland Scotland7
3Lincolnshire England3
4South Ayrshire Scotland3
5Angus Scotland3
6Perth and Kinross Scotland2
7Dorset England1
105 England139 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
244
Peak month
March
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Dicranum spurium
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
245
Most recorded in
Aberdeenshire
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Dicranaceae
Genus
Dicranum
Name with authority
Dicranum spurium Hedw.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q5409535 · GBIF 2675434