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Summer-moss

Anoectangium aestivum

1,248Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
27Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan49
Feb36
Mar47
Apr81
May136
Jun206
Jul256
Aug167
Sep112
Oct88
Nov45
Dec10

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland458
2Gwynedd Wales205
3Argyll and Bute Scotland116
4Perth and Kinross Scotland84
5Conwy Wales75
6Stirling Scotland54
7Cumbria England47
8Powys Wales33
9Carmarthenshire Wales21
10Angus Scotland18
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland16
12Aberdeenshire Scotland13
13Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland10
14Ceredigion Wales9
15Scottish Borders Scotland7
61 England823 Scotland349 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
1,248
Peak month
July
Counties with records
27
Scientific name
Anoectangium aestivum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,298
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Anoectangium
Name with authority
Anoectangium aestivum (Hedw.) Mitt.
Contributing datasets
15

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10912959 · GBIF 2670446