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A lichen

Sticta canariensis

365Records since 2000
MayPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan30
Feb16
Mar33
Apr23
May69
Jun28
Jul22
Aug20
Sep16
Oct21
Nov56
Dec14

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland133
2Gwynedd Wales66
3Highland Scotland55
4Cornwall England28
5Devon England10
6Powys Wales7
7Cumbria England6
8Stirling Scotland6
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
10Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland3
11North Ayrshire Scotland2
12Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland2
48 England234 Scotland73 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
365
Peak month
May
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Sticta canariensis
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
55
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute, Gwynedd, Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Lobariaceae
Genus
Sticta
Name with authority
Sticta canariensis (Bory) Bory ex Delise

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q21320776 · GBIF 5477265