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Silver-moss

Bryum argenteum

18,165Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
125Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1,899
Feb1,786
Mar2,005
Apr1,213
May1,012
Jun787
Jul850
Aug1,187
Sep1,466
Oct1,921
Nov2,125
Dec1,766

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England1,382
2Norfolk England1,378
3Suffolk England1,181
4Pembrokeshire Wales530
5Carmarthenshire Wales478
6Somerset England421
7Cornwall England341
8Ceredigion Wales338
9Northamptonshire England333
10Devon England315
11Gloucestershire England314
12North Yorkshire England312
13Kent England256
14Monmouthshire Wales250
15Swansea Wales248
13,823 England1,085 Scotland3,060 Wales189 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 125 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
18,165
Peak month
November
Counties with records
125
Scientific name
Bryum argenteum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
18,331
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Bryales
Family
Bryaceae
Genus
Bryum
Name with authority
Bryum argenteum Hedw.
Contributing datasets
26

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1937687 · GBIF 2676667