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Wilson's Filmy-fern

Hymenophyllum wilsonii

411Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
18Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan14
Feb24
Mar33
Apr37
May39
Jun30
Jul53
Aug27
Sep46
Oct29
Nov17
Dec13

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland138
2Highland Scotland111
3Gwynedd Wales42
4Cumbria England38
5Stirling Scotland19
6Powys Wales7
7Devon England6
8Worcestershire England6
9Ceredigion Wales6
10Carmarthenshire Wales5
11Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland5
12Pembrokeshire Wales3
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland3
14Conwy Wales3
15Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
51 England285 Scotland66 Wales8 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 18 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
411
Peak month
July
Counties with records
18
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Hymenophyllum wilsonii
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
2,564
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute, Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Hymenophyllales
Family
Hymenophyllaceae
Genus
Hymenophyllum
Name with authority
Hymenophyllum wilsonii Hook.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2280482 · GBIF 7315550