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A Lichen

Opegrapha areniseda

178Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb7
Mar15
Apr4
May21
Jun24
Jul33
Aug24
Sep9
Oct13
Nov7
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England22
2Norfolk England18
3Suffolk England16
4Cornwall England15
5Dorset England12
6Isle of Wight England6
7East Lothian Scotland5
8Shetland Islands —5
9Argyll and Bute Scotland4
10Scottish Borders Scotland4
11Isles of Scilly England4
12Kent England3
13Highland Scotland3
14North Yorkshire England2
15Somerset England2
129 England42 Scotland2 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
178
Peak month
July
Counties with records
19
Scientific name
Opegrapha areniseda
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Arthoniomycetes
Order
Arthoniales
Family
Opegraphaceae
Genus
Opegrapha
Name with authority
Opegrapha areniseda Nyl.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10610412 · GBIF 5258374