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Sphagnum

Sphagnum platyphyllum

326Records since 2000
JunePeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb8
Mar21
Apr28
May31
Jun56
Jul42
Aug18
Sep29
Oct30
Nov15
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England83
2Highland Scotland61
3Gwynedd Wales38
4Cumbria England24
5Pembrokeshire Wales21
6Ceredigion Wales14
7Conwy Wales13
8Argyll and Bute Scotland9
9Shetland Islands —9
10Perth and Kinross Scotland5
11Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
12Aberdeenshire Scotland4
13Carmarthenshire Wales4
14Monmouthshire Wales4
15Powys Wales3
111 England118 Scotland97 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
326
Peak month
June
Counties with records
19
Scientific name
Sphagnum platyphyllum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
334
Most recorded in
Worcestershire, 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 platyphyllum (Lindb. ex Braithw.) Sull. ex Warnst.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q5487839 · GBIF 2669200