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Spreading-leaved beardless-moss

Weissia wilsonii

161Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan18
Feb45
Mar44
Apr36
May12
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov2
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England134
2Pembrokeshire Wales9
3Dorset England4
4Monmouthshire Wales4
5Cambridgeshire England1
6Somerset England1
7Ceredigion Wales1
147 England14 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
161
Peak month
February
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Weissia wilsonii
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
160
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC), Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Weissia
Name with authority
Weissia wilsonii D.A.Callaghan

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 10690703