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A Lichen

Hypotrachyna sinuosa

376Records since 2000
MayPeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan24
Feb33
Mar53
Apr43
May61
Jun43
Jul26
Aug12
Sep26
Oct20
Nov13
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland131
2Argyll and Bute Scotland129
3Gwynedd Wales28
4Dumfries and Galloway Scotland14
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland14
6Cornwall England8
7Devon England5
8Ceredigion Wales5
9Stirling Scotland5
10South Ayrshire Scotland4
11Carmarthenshire Wales3
12South Lanarkshire Scotland2
13Derry City and Strabane Northern Ireland2
14Somerset England1
15Aberdeenshire Scotland1
17 England302 Scotland37 Wales16 Northern Ireland

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
376
Peak month
May
Counties with records
19
Scientific name
Hypotrachyna sinuosa
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
52
Most recorded in
Highland, Argyll and Bute
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Hypotrachyna
Name with authority
Hypotrachyna sinuosa (Sm.) Hale

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10530627 · GBIF 2605504