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Starry Hoar-moss

Hedwigia stellata

2,092Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
53Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan86
Feb133
Mar177
Apr177
May171
Jun250
Jul394
Aug187
Sep156
Oct132
Nov122
Dec74

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland605
2Gwynedd Wales233
3Conwy Wales147
4Perth and Kinross Scotland100
5Isle of Anglesey Wales80
6Argyll and Bute Scotland76
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland67
8Pembrokeshire Wales63
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland44
10Powys Wales43
11Devon England40
12Cumbria England37
13South Ayrshire Scotland35
14Scottish Borders Scotland31
15Aberdeenshire Scotland30
203 England1,210 Scotland631 Wales45 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 53 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,092
Peak month
July
Counties with records
53
Scientific name
Hedwigia stellata
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,229
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hedwigiales
Family
Hedwigiaceae
Genus
Hedwigia
Name with authority
Hedwigia stellata Hedenäs
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17296876 · GBIF 5282911