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Rusty Hook-moss

Scorpidium revolvens

2,461Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
51Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan92
Feb83
Mar152
Apr176
May216
Jun407
Jul485
Aug253
Sep214
Oct154
Nov82
Dec60

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland644
2Perth and Kinross Scotland209
3Cumbria England164
4Gwynedd Wales130
5Argyll and Bute Scotland95
6Worcestershire England87
7Powys Wales80
8Conwy Wales79
9North Yorkshire England74
10Pembrokeshire Wales69
11Carmarthenshire Wales66
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland63
13Ceredigion Wales60
14Scottish Borders Scotland53
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland47
445 England1,456 Scotland523 Wales31 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 51 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,461
Peak month
July
Counties with records
51
Scientific name
Scorpidium revolvens
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,773
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Scorpidiaceae
Genus
Scorpidium
Name with authority
Scorpidium revolvens (Sw.) Rubers
Contributing datasets
27

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17208106 · GBIF 2681640