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Snow Rock-moss

Andreaea nivalis

85Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun2
Jul17
Aug36
Sep21
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland39
2Moray Scotland31
3Aberdeenshire Scotland11
84 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
85
Peak month
August
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Andreaea nivalis
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
75
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Andreaeopsida
Order
Andreaeales
Family
Andreaeaceae
Genus
Andreaea
Name with authority
Andreaea nivalis Hook.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11879787 · GBIF 5283946