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Springy Turf-moss

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

37,320Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
125Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2,611
Feb3,056
Mar4,341
Apr3,775
May3,118
Jun3,078
Jul3,689
Aug2,926
Sep2,680
Oct2,356
Nov2,356
Dec2,223

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland1,645
2Norfolk England1,425
3North Yorkshire England1,424
4Cumbria England1,328
5Ceredigion Wales1,116
6Powys Wales1,023
7Suffolk England994
8Worcestershire England977
9Pembrokeshire Wales928
10Carmarthenshire Wales901
11Cambridgeshire England845
12Cornwall England804
13Perth and Kinross Scotland629
14Devon England505
15Somerset England489
22,590 England7,024 Scotland7,155 Wales539 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 125 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
37,320
Peak month
March
Counties with records
125
Scientific name
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
37,128
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Hylocomiaceae
Genus
Rhytidiadelphus
Name with authority
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus (Hedw.) Warnst.
Contributing datasets
48

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q149109 · GBIF 2679707