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A lichen

Scytinium fragrans

87Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb3
Mar15
Apr5
May4
Jun0
Jul0
Aug1
Sep6
Oct6
Nov12
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England17
2Cornwall England2
3Carmarthenshire Wales1
86 England1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
87
Peak month
March
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Scytinium fragrans
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Collemataceae
Genus
Scytinium
Name with authority
Scytinium fragrans (Sm.) Otálora, P.M.Jørg. & Wedin

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q23654519 · GBIF 8631326