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Silky swan-neck moss

Campylopus setifolius

300Records since 2000
JunePeak month
10Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb17
Mar3
Apr9
May32
Jun71
Jul48
Aug38
Sep35
Oct7
Nov19
Dec15

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland146
2Gwynedd Wales94
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland21
4Argyll and Bute Scotland10
5Cumbria England9
6North Ayrshire Scotland6
7Conwy Wales5
8Ceredigion Wales2
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
10Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1
9 England189 Scotland101 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
300
Peak month
June
Counties with records
10
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Campylopus setifolius
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
385
Most recorded in
Highland, Gwynedd
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Leucobryaceae
Genus
Campylopus
Name with authority
Campylopus setifolius Wilson

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15323495 · GBIF 5281918