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Stag's-horn Clubmoss

Lycopodium clavatum

721Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb10
Mar20
Apr24
May47
Jun82
Jul121
Aug89
Sep59
Oct30
Nov20
Dec12

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland208
2Worcestershire England72
3Argyll and Bute Scotland35
4Perth and Kinross Scotland34
5Moray Scotland31
6Powys Wales29
7Cumbria England18
8Gwynedd Wales17
9Aberdeenshire Scotland15
10Kirklees England11
11Stirling Scotland9
12Angus Scotland7
13South Lanarkshire Scotland6
14West Lothian Scotland6
15Scottish Borders Scotland5
138 England351 Scotland54 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
721
Peak month
July
Counties with records
36
Scientific name
Lycopodium clavatum
Also known as
Clubmosses
Group
Clubmosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
3,849
Most recorded in
Highland, Worcestershire
Conservation designations
Habitats Directive, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Lycopodiopsida
Order
Lycopodiales
Family
Lycopodiaceae
Genus
Lycopodium
Name with authority
Lycopodium clavatum L.
Contributing datasets
25

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q466426 · GBIF 2688393