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A lichen

Leptogium brebissonii

277Records since 2000
MayPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan35
Feb19
Mar22
Apr15
May48
Jun21
Jul14
Aug9
Sep26
Oct12
Nov24
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland128
2Highland Scotland96
3Gwynedd Wales20
251 Scotland20 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
277
Peak month
May
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Leptogium brebissonii
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute, Highland
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Collemataceae
Genus
Leptogium
Name with authority
Leptogium brebissonii Mont.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10558497 · GBIF 2601003