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A lichen

Agonimia octospora

395Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
9Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan43
Feb25
Mar37
Apr32
May16
Jun1
Jul6
Aug18
Sep39
Oct16
Nov75
Dec30

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales88
2Cornwall England53
3Devon England28
4Carmarthenshire Wales23
5Dorset England14
6Cumbria England11
7Ceredigion Wales6
8Argyll and Bute Scotland2
9Somerset England1
274 England3 Scotland117 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
395
Peak month
November
Counties with records
9
Scientific name
Agonimia octospora
Group
Fungi
Most recorded in
Gwynedd, Cornwall
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Eurotiomycetes
Order
Verrucariales
Family
Verrucariaceae
Genus
Agonimia
Name with authority
Agonimia octospora Coppins & P.James

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10403337 · GBIF 2596865