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A Lichen

Gyrographa saxigena

115Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb14
Mar11
Apr7
May10
Jun6
Jul13
Aug13
Sep8
Oct12
Nov5
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England30
2Devon England17
3Dorset England9
4Pembrokeshire Wales8
5Gwynedd Wales7
6Highland Scotland6
7Cumbria England4
8Argyll and Bute Scotland3
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
10Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland3
11Powys Wales2
12Bristol, City of England2
13Somerset England1
14Carmarthenshire Wales1
15Conwy Wales1
72 England18 Scotland19 Wales4 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
115
Peak month
February
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Gyrographa saxigena
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Arthoniomycetes
Order
Arthoniales
Family
Roccellaceae
Genus
Gyrographa
Name with authority
Gyrographa saxigena (Taylor) Ertz & Tehler

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q47499956 · GBIF 9559012