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A Lichen

Pseudoleptogium diffractum

98Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb18
Mar18
Apr6
May2
Jun3
Jul15
Aug3
Sep0
Oct4
Nov19
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England34
2Somerset England33
3Pembrokeshire Wales13
4Devon England5
5Gloucestershire England2
6Cumbria England1
7Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland1
82 England1 Scotland13 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
98
Peak month
November
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Pseudoleptogium diffractum
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Collemataceae
Genus
Pseudoleptogium
Name with authority
Pseudoleptogium diffractum (Kremp. ex Körb.) Müll.Arg.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q41687287 · GBIF 8219037