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Twiggy Spear-moss

Sarmentypnum sarmentosum

971Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
26Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan20
Feb10
Mar32
Apr58
May97
Jun179
Jul284
Aug102
Sep99
Oct39
Nov33
Dec11

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland317
2Perth and Kinross Scotland86
3Cumbria England71
4Gwynedd Wales52
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland50
6Pembrokeshire Wales37
7Argyll and Bute Scotland30
8Stirling Scotland30
9Conwy Wales29
10Carmarthenshire Wales27
11Powys Wales26
12Shetland Islands —24
13Aberdeenshire Scotland23
14Ceredigion Wales23
15Scottish Borders Scotland17
89 England679 Scotland199 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 26 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
971
Peak month
July
Counties with records
26
Scientific name
Sarmentypnum sarmentosum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,021
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Calliergonaceae
Genus
Sarmentypnum
Name with authority
Sarmentypnum sarmentosum (Wahlenb.) Tuom. & T.J.Kop.
Contributing datasets
17

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7904558