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A Lichen

Micarea hedlundii

56Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb3
Mar1
Apr5
May6
Jun1
Jul2
Aug0
Sep4
Oct12
Nov8
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland9
2Gwynedd Wales8
3Devon England6
4Somerset England4
5Cornwall England3
6Argyll and Bute Scotland2
7Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
28 England19 Scotland8 Wales

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
56
Peak month
October
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Micarea hedlundii
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Byssolomataceae
Genus
Micarea
Name with authority
Micarea hedlundii Coppins

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10570440 · GBIF 2607432