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Upright Pottia

Microbryum rectum

677Records since 2000
JanuaryPeak month
34Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan146
Feb145
Mar97
Apr21
May1
Jun0
Jul3
Aug9
Sep8
Oct40
Nov86
Dec117

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales87
2Cambridgeshire England55
3Surrey England26
4Cornwall England23
5Dorset England21
6Somerset England20
7Gloucestershire England20
8Isle of Wight England16
9Kent England15
10Conwy Wales15
11Swansea Wales15
12Brighton and Hove England14
13Oxfordshire England12
14Norfolk England11
15Lincolnshire England11
533 England144 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 34 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
677
Peak month
January
Counties with records
34
Scientific name
Microbryum rectum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
714
Most recorded in
Pembrokeshire, Cambridgeshire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Microbryum
Name with authority
Microbryum rectum (With.) R.H.Zander
Contributing datasets
6

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q11123188 · GBIF 2671419