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Side-fruited Crisp-moss

Pleurochaete squarrosa

567Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan84
Feb111
Mar93
Apr41
May19
Jun18
Jul24
Aug14
Sep9
Oct25
Nov42
Dec79

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales65
2Swansea Wales65
3Cornwall England53
4Somerset England47
5Gloucestershire England38
6Bristol, City of England33
7Conwy Wales31
8Denbighshire Wales20
9Cumbria England18
10Dorset England17
11Isle of Wight England15
12Isle of Anglesey Wales9
13Worcestershire England6
14Kent England5
15Surrey England5
356 England211 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
567
Peak month
February
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Pleurochaete squarrosa
Group
Mosses
Most recorded in
Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Cornwall
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Pleurochaete
Name with authority
Pleurochaete squarrosa (Brid.) Lindb.
Contributing datasets
9

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q9174945 · GBIF 2671792