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A Lichen

Anaptychia ciliaris

326Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
30Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan12
Feb20
Mar34
Apr22
May27
Jun30
Jul22
Aug25
Sep16
Oct16
Nov17
Dec12

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England68
2Devon England37
3Powys Wales34
4Somerset England17
5Highland Scotland9
6Gloucestershire England9
7Shetland Islands —9
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland9
9Cornwall England8
10Kent England6
11Pembrokeshire Wales5
12North Yorkshire England4
13Surrey England3
14Northamptonshire England3
15Cambridgeshire England2
224 England57 Scotland42 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
326
Peak month
March
Counties with records
30
Scientific name
Anaptychia ciliaris
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Dorset
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Caliciales
Family
Physciaceae
Genus
Anaptychia
Name with authority
Anaptychia ciliaris (L.) Körb. ex A.Massal.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q486114 · GBIF 2608994