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Tortula moss

Chenia leptophylla

50Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb8
Mar12
Apr25
May0
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Isles of Scilly England21
2Cornwall England16
3Isle of Wight England8
4Herefordshire, County of England3
5Pembrokeshire Wales1
49 England1 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
50
Peak month
April
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Chenia leptophylla
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
50
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Chenia
Name with authority
Chenia leptophylla (Müll.Hal.) R.H.Zander

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q15246705 · GBIF 5280189