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Tongue-leaf Copper-moss

Scopelophila cataractae

233Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan35
Feb45
Mar54
Apr6
May1
Jun5
Jul6
Aug9
Sep6
Oct27
Nov15
Dec22

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England214
2Swansea Wales10
3Carmarthenshire Wales5
4Devon England3
5Ceredigion Wales1
217 England16 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
233
Peak month
March
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Scopelophila cataractae
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
255
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Scopelophila
Name with authority
Scopelophila cataractae (Mitt.) Broth.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q4488425 · GBIF 5280346