When it is recorded
Jan21
Feb35
Mar60
Apr59
May73
Jun119
Jul157
Aug84
Sep114
Oct102
Nov51
Dec35
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 178 | |
| 2 | Cumbria | England | 98 | |
| 3 | Worcestershire | England | 96 | |
| 4 | Gwynedd | Wales | 96 | |
| 5 | Ceredigion | Wales | 46 | |
| 6 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 42 | |
| 7 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 36 | |
| 8 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 31 | |
| 9 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 29 | |
| 10 | Conwy | Wales | 28 | |
| 11 | Powys | Wales | 26 | |
| 12 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 21 | |
| 13 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 20 | |
| 14 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 18 | |
| 15 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 12 |
248 England425 Scotland278 Wales15 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 39 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 968
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 39
- Scientific name
- Sphagnum contortum
- Group
- Mosses
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,042
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Cumbria, Worcestershire, Gwynedd
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Sphagnopsida
- Order
- Sphagnales
- Family
- Sphagnaceae
- Genus
- Sphagnum
- Name with authority
- Sphagnum contortum Schultz
- Contributing datasets
- 19
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11874184 · GBIF 2669208