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Verdigris Tufa-moss

Gymnostomum aeruginosum

1,809Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
50Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan95
Feb94
Mar125
Apr214
May181
Jun208
Jul264
Aug161
Sep149
Oct121
Nov96
Dec72

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland382
2Gwynedd Wales174
3Powys Wales128
4Conwy Wales104
5North Yorkshire England103
6Argyll and Bute Scotland94
7Perth and Kinross Scotland82
8Cumbria England77
9Carmarthenshire Wales67
10Stirling Scotland43
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland34
12Monmouthshire Wales26
13Ceredigion Wales25
14South Ayrshire Scotland18
15Aberdeenshire Scotland18
280 England859 Scotland649 Wales20 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 50 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,809
Peak month
July
Counties with records
50
Scientific name
Gymnostomum aeruginosum
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,882
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Pottiales
Family
Pottiaceae
Genus
Gymnostomum
Name with authority
Gymnostomum aeruginosum Sm.
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q7176704 · GBIF 4921819