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A Dog-lichen

Peltigera britannica

302Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan20
Feb39
Mar44
Apr64
May36
Jun13
Jul6
Aug15
Sep30
Oct3
Nov8
Dec13

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland242
2Perth and Kinross Scotland14
3Moray Scotland14
4Cumbria England8
5Aberdeenshire Scotland8
6Powys Wales2
7Stirling Scotland2
8Midlothian Scotland2
9Argyll and Bute Scotland1
16 England284 Scotland2 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
302
Peak month
April
Counties with records
9
Scientific name
Peltigera britannica
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
139
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Peltigeraceae
Genus
Peltigera
Name with authority
Peltigera britannica (Gyeln.) Holt.-Hartw. & Tønsberg

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10622565 · GBIF 2601171