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A Beard-lichen

Usnea ceratina

383Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan32
Feb28
Mar33
Apr36
May17
Jun19
Jul15
Aug21
Sep33
Oct38
Nov37
Dec36

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England147
2Cornwall England40
3Somerset England33
4Pembrokeshire Wales23
5Dorset England12
6Gwynedd Wales11
7Gloucestershire England5
8Isle of Wight England3
9Kent England2
10Surrey England1
11Argyll and Bute Scotland1
12Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
13Powys Wales1
14West Berkshire England1
15Torbay England1
332 England1 Scotland35 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
383
Peak month
October
Counties with records
15
Scientific name
Usnea ceratina
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Devon
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Usnea
Name with authority
Usnea ceratina Ach.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10546825 · GBIF 2606018