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Skye bog-moss

Sphagnum skyense

172Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
4Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb2
Mar3
Apr2
May6
Jun39
Jul50
Aug24
Sep10
Oct31
Nov5
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland138
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland18
3Ceredigion Wales7
4Argyll and Bute Scotland2
165 Scotland7 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
172
Peak month
July
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Sphagnum skyense
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
207
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum skyense Flatberg

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17262313 · GBIF 2669253