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Sphagnum medium

219Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb13
Mar18
Apr12
May11
Jun20
Jul33
Aug15
Sep30
Oct22
Nov17
Dec7

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ceredigion Wales21
2Cumbria England20
3Highland Scotland18
4Dorset England15
5Scottish Borders Scotland14
6North Yorkshire England9
7Dumfries and Galloway Scotland9
8Conwy Wales6
9Aberdeenshire Scotland5
10Gwynedd Wales4
11Perth and Kinross Scotland3
12North Ayrshire Scotland3
13Calderdale England3
14East Ayrshire Scotland3
15Blackburn with Darwen England3
105 England74 Scotland35 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
219
Peak month
July
Counties with records
36
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
211
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum medium Limpr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q102033554 · GBIF 7530037