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Thatch Moss

Leptodontium gemmascens

63Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar10
Apr25
May4
Jun0
Jul0
Aug3
Sep7
Oct2
Nov6
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England15
2Dorset England11
3Somerset England10
4Cornwall England5
5Calderdale England3
6Norfolk England2
7Gloucestershire England2
8Suffolk England1
9Surrey England1
60 England3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
63
Peak month
April
Counties with records
9
Scientific name
Leptodontium gemmascens
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
63
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
Leptodontium
Name with authority
Leptodontium gemmascens (Mitt.) Braithw.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15314824 · GBIF 5280724