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A Lichen

Lecanographa lyncea

366Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan27
Feb33
Mar36
Apr18
May18
Jun44
Jul27
Aug7
Sep14
Oct47
Nov49
Dec22

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England72
2Cornwall England62
3Dorset England51
4Carmarthenshire Wales16
5Isle of Wight England12
6Norfolk England9
7Powys Wales9
8Suffolk England8
9Somerset England7
10Gwynedd Wales3
11Worcestershire England2
12Herefordshire, County of England2
13Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland2
331 England27 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
366
Peak month
November
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Lecanographa lyncea
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Devon, Cornwall, Dorset
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Arthoniomycetes
Order
Arthoniales
Family
Lecanographaceae
Genus
Lecanographa
Name with authority
Lecanographa lyncea (Sm.) Egea & Torrente

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10465907 · GBIF 3546496