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A Lichen

Leptogium britannicum

168Records since 2000
MayPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb10
Mar13
Apr15
May35
Jun18
Jul28
Aug14
Sep8
Oct7
Nov9
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland36
2Highland Scotland22
3Cornwall England20
4Gwynedd Wales16
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland14
6Shetland Islands —6
7Orkney Islands Scotland4
8Devon England3
9Pembrokeshire Wales2
10Somerset England1
11Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland1
12North Ayrshire Scotland1
30 England115 Scotland20 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
168
Peak month
May
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Leptogium britannicum
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Collemataceae
Genus
Leptogium
Name with authority
Leptogium britannicum P.M.Jørg. & P.James

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8001917