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St Kilda Hook-moss

Sanionia orthothecioides

263Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb7
Mar6
Apr8
May52
Jun24
Jul79
Aug65
Sep10
Oct7
Nov3
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Shetland Islands —126
2Orkney Islands Scotland38
3Highland Scotland24
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland21
5Aberdeenshire Scotland13
263 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
263
Peak month
July
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Sanionia orthothecioides
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
275
Most recorded in
Shetland Islands
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Scorpidiaceae
Genus
Sanionia
Name with authority
Sanionia orthothecioides (Lindb.) Loeske

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15590789 · GBIF 2681649