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Sphagnum

Sphagnum fuscum

390Records since 2000
JunePeak month
21Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb11
Mar23
Apr32
May26
Jun66
Jul58
Aug60
Sep40
Oct41
Nov6
Dec18

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland150
2Aberdeenshire Scotland39
3Scottish Borders Scotland25
4Perth and Kinross Scotland23
5Cumbria England18
6Orkney Islands Scotland15
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland14
8Moray Scotland14
9Stirling Scotland12
10Dorset England6
11Ceredigion Wales6
12Angus Scotland6
13Shetland Islands —5
14South Lanarkshire Scotland4
15Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland4
58 England316 Scotland6 Wales10 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
390
Peak month
June
Counties with records
21
Scientific name
Sphagnum fuscum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
473
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) H.Klinggr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27749 · GBIF 2669215