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Sphagnum

Sphagnum molle

357Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan15
Feb20
Mar31
Apr29
May28
Jun45
Jul60
Aug35
Sep32
Oct36
Nov17
Dec7

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland106
2Cumbria England13
3Gwynedd Wales13
4Dorset England10
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland10
6Cambridgeshire England8
7Ceredigion Wales8
8Argyll and Bute Scotland4
9Perth and Kinross Scotland4
10Stirling Scotland4
11Pembrokeshire Wales3
12Conwy Wales3
13Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
14Moray Scotland3
15Mid Ulster Northern Ireland3
158 England161 Scotland28 Wales10 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
357
Peak month
July
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Sphagnum molle
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
386
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 molle Sull.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q310589 · GBIF 2669222