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Shaded Wood-moss

Hylocomiastrum umbratum

576Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan26
Feb71
Mar53
Apr39
May49
Jun32
Jul64
Aug40
Sep60
Oct57
Nov58
Dec15

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland302
2Argyll and Bute Scotland87
3Gwynedd Wales55
4Cumbria England40
5Ceredigion Wales18
6Perth and Kinross Scotland12
7Conwy Wales12
8Stirling Scotland7
9Aberdeenshire Scotland6
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland5
11Scottish Borders Scotland3
12Moray Scotland3
13North Ayrshire Scotland1
40 England451 Scotland85 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
576
Peak month
February
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Hylocomiastrum umbratum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
596
Most recorded in
Highland, Argyll and Bute, Gwynedd
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Hylocomiaceae
Genus
Hylocomiastrum
Name with authority
Hylocomiastrum umbratum (Hedw.) M.Fleisch. ex Broth.
Contributing datasets
11

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 9403436