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Spreading-leaved beardless-moss

Weissia squarrosa

88Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
12Counties with records
VulnerableIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan16
Feb7
Mar11
Apr15
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep4
Oct5
Nov18
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Monmouthshire Wales33
2Cambridgeshire England10
3Gloucestershire England10
4Pembrokeshire Wales7
5Lincolnshire England3
6Somerset England3
7West Berkshire England3
8Worcestershire England2
9Nottinghamshire England2
10Carmarthenshire Wales2
11Devon England1
12Isle of Wight England1
44 England42 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
88
Peak month
November
Counties with records
12
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
Scientific name
Weissia squarrosa
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
86
Conservation designations
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 squarrosa (Nees & Hornsch.) Müll.Hal.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15334317 · GBIF 5280919