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Warnstorf's sphagnum

Sphagnum warnstorfii

361Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
25Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb9
Mar24
Apr33
May4
Jun30
Jul53
Aug29
Sep53
Oct66
Nov31
Dec22

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland97
2Perth and Kinross Scotland40
3Gwynedd Wales35
4Scottish Borders Scotland28
5Cumbria England19
6Aberdeenshire Scotland19
7North Yorkshire England11
8Ceredigion Wales11
9Conwy Wales11
10Argyll and Bute Scotland9
11Powys Wales8
12Dumfries and Galloway Scotland7
13Stirling Scotland7
14Angus Scotland7
15Moray Scotland5
48 England244 Scotland67 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
361
Peak month
October
Counties with records
25
Scientific name
Sphagnum warnstorfii
Group
Mosses
NBN Atlas records since 2000
361
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Sphagnopsida
Order
Sphagnales
Family
Sphagnaceae
Genus
Sphagnum
Name with authority
Sphagnum warnstorfii Russow

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q292385 · GBIF 4280791