Varnished Hook-moss (Hamatocaulis vernicosus) - Detail

Species Detail - Varnished Hook-moss (Hamatocaulis vernicosus) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

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Scientific Name Hamatocaulis vernicosus

Common Name Varnished Hook-moss

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000310012 UnverifiedUnverified

Synonyms Drepanocladus vernicosus (Mitt.) Warnst., Hypnum vernicosum Mitt., Scorpidium vernicosum (Mitt.) Tuom.

Designations Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex II || Protected Species: Flora Protection Order || Protected Species: Flora Protection Order >> Flora Protection Order 2015 Schedule B (Mosses) || Threatened Species: Near threatened

Abbreviation haver

Authority (Mitt.) Hedenaes

Group moss

Rank Species

Number Of Records 265

Number Of 10Km Squares 20

Number Of 50Km Squares 17

Oldest Record 01/01/1872

Newest Record 18/08/2020

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 26 January (recorded in 1999)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 25 September (recorded in 1987)

Species Profiles

Citation National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Varnished Hook-moss (Hamatocaulis vernicosus), accessed 26 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/126479>

Species Detail - Varnished Hook-moss (Hamatocaulis vernicosus) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

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