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Sterile beardless-moss

Weissia sterilis

63Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
7Counties with records
Near ThreatenedIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb9
Mar12
Apr6
May10
Jun0
Jul0
Aug1
Sep4
Oct1
Nov2
Dec11

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gloucestershire England12
2Kent England6
3Dorset England4
4Surrey England3
5Cambridgeshire England2
6Isle of Wight England2
7Portsmouth England1
60 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
63
Peak month
March
Counties with records
7
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
Scientific name
Weissia sterilis
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
56
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Weissia
Name with authority
Weissia sterilis W.E.Nicholson

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q17264315 · GBIF 5280904