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Sphagnum

Sphagnum strictum

175Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb4
Mar13
Apr9
May23
Jun35
Jul37
Aug9
Sep14
Oct15
Nov4
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland134
2Gwynedd Wales6
3Perth and Kinross Scotland6
4Argyll and Bute Scotland4
5Stirling Scotland4
6Aberdeenshire Scotland3
7Orkney Islands Scotland3
8Powys Wales2
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
10South Ayrshire Scotland1
11Scottish Borders Scotland1
167 Scotland8 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
175
Peak month
July
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Sphagnum strictum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
175
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 strictum Sull.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17262151 · GBIF 2669156