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A lichen

Megalospora tuberculosa

113Records since 2000
MayPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb5
Mar9
Apr10
May16
Jun10
Jul10
Aug2
Sep5
Oct6
Nov8
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales36
2Cornwall England11
3Somerset England10
4Devon England6
5Argyll and Bute Scotland5
6Carmarthenshire Wales5
7Pembrokeshire Wales3
8Perth and Kinross Scotland2
9Highland Scotland1
10Isles of Scilly England1
45 England16 Scotland49 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
113
Peak month
May
Counties with records
10
Scientific name
Megalospora tuberculosa
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Megalosporaceae
Genus
Megalospora
Name with authority
Megalospora tuberculosa (Fée) Sipman

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8079472