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A Lichen

Micarea xanthonica

292Records since 2000
MayPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb15
Mar38
Apr36
May46
Jun15
Jul22
Aug6
Sep21
Oct32
Nov24
Dec17

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales65
2Devon England32
3Highland Scotland30
4Argyll and Bute Scotland26
5Cornwall England23
6Somerset England17
7Cumbria England12
8Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland7
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland5
10Powys Wales5
11Carmarthenshire Wales4
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
13Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland3
14Orkney Islands Scotland2
15Stirling Scotland2
108 England99 Scotland74 Wales10 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
292
Peak month
May
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Micarea xanthonica
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Gwynedd
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Byssolomataceae
Genus
Micarea
Name with authority
Micarea xanthonica Coppins & Tønsberg

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q21317085 · GBIF 3402432