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Spruce's bristle-moss

Orthotrichum sprucei

294Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
27Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan12
Feb23
Mar35
Apr29
May30
Jun25
Jul12
Aug24
Sep11
Oct18
Nov18
Dec29

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Monmouthshire Wales44
2Powys Wales29
3North Yorkshire England18
4Worcestershire England17
5Carmarthenshire Wales17
6Herefordshire, County of England12
7Gloucestershire England10
8Devon England7
9Scottish Borders Scotland7
10Dorset England6
11Cornwall England6
12Cumbria England6
13York England5
14Conwy Wales5
15Kent England3
153 England12 Scotland106 Wales8 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 27 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
294
Peak month
March
Counties with records
27
Scientific name
Orthotrichum sprucei
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
302
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Orthotrichales
Family
Orthotrichaceae
Genus
Orthotrichum
Name with authority
Orthotrichum sprucei Mont.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17207228 · GBIF 2672751