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Waxy Earwort

Douinia ovata

456Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
21Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb30
Mar20
Apr35
May43
Jun57
Jul74
Aug47
Sep43
Oct49
Nov26
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland266
2Argyll and Bute Scotland43
3Gwynedd Wales28
4Perth and Kinross Scotland22
5Carmarthenshire Wales12
6Conwy Wales10
7South Ayrshire Scotland7
8Stirling Scotland7
9Devon England6
10Pembrokeshire Wales5
11Aberdeenshire Scotland5
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
14Powys Wales4
15Scottish Borders Scotland4
10 England381 Scotland61 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 21 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
456
Peak month
July
Counties with records
21
Scientific name
Douinia ovata
Group
Liverworts
NBN Atlas records since 2000
463
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Marchantiophyta
Class
Jungermanniopsida
Order
Jungermanniales
Family
Scapaniaceae
Genus
Douinia
Name with authority
Douinia ovata (Dicks.) H.Buch
Contributing datasets
13

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q309773 · GBIF 2689235