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Varnished Hook-moss

Hamatocaulis vernicosus

873Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan22
Feb54
Mar62
Apr78
May25
Jun104
Jul55
Aug56
Sep170
Oct52
Nov23
Dec25

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England253
2Cumbria England122
3Carmarthenshire Wales116
4Pembrokeshire Wales88
5Powys Wales76
6Gwynedd Wales38
7Perth and Kinross Scotland22
8Scottish Borders Scotland19
9Conwy Wales19
10Argyll and Bute Scotland16
11Ceredigion Wales15
12Highland Scotland13
13East Renfrewshire Scotland6
14North Ayrshire Scotland5
15Devon England4
408 England96 Scotland364 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
873
Peak month
September
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Hamatocaulis vernicosus
Also known as
Slender Green Feather-Moss
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,064
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Scorpidiaceae
Genus
Hamatocaulis
Name with authority
Hamatocaulis vernicosus (Mitt.) Hedenäs
Contributing datasets
10

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1572669 · GBIF 2681714