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A lichen

Scytinium fragile

74Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar16
Apr6
May0
Jun2
Jul9
Aug0
Sep2
Oct5
Nov26
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales25
2Somerset England17
3Dorset England16
4Isle of Anglesey Wales4
5Highland Scotland3
6North Yorkshire England1
7Argyll and Bute Scotland1
8Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland1
35 England5 Scotland33 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
74
Peak month
November
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Scytinium fragile
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 fragile (Taylor) Otálora, P.M.Jørg. & Wedin

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q23654722 · GBIF 10714717