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A lichen

Heterodermia speciosa

55Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr7
May7
Jun0
Jul0
Aug1
Sep33
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Aberdeenshire Scotland30
2Cornwall England17
3Perth and Kinross Scotland2
23 England32 Scotland

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
55
Peak month
September
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Heterodermia speciosa
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Caliciales
Family
Physciaceae
Genus
Heterodermia
Name with authority
Heterodermia speciosa (Wulfen) Trevis.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10481344 · GBIF 2609349