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A lichen

Baeomyces placophyllus

91Records since 2000
MayPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb4
Mar5
Apr8
May18
Jun10
Jul9
Aug8
Sep6
Oct5
Nov6
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland22
2Ceredigion Wales11
3Aberdeenshire Scotland10
4Cumbria England8
5Perth and Kinross Scotland7
6Stirling Scotland7
7Argyll and Bute Scotland5
8Gwynedd Wales3
9Powys Wales3
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
11Carmarthenshire Wales1
12Angus Scotland1
18 England52 Scotland18 Wales

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
91
Peak month
May
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Baeomyces placophyllus
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Baeomycetales
Family
Baeomycetaceae
Genus
Baeomyces
Name with authority
Baeomyces placophyllus Ach.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10568543 · GBIF 2599870