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A Pinhead lichen

Calicium lenticulare

106Records since 2000
DecemberPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb5
Mar14
Apr6
May8
Jun0
Jul2
Aug1
Sep20
Oct7
Nov9
Dec21

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England30
2Gwynedd Wales20
3Somerset England16
4Carmarthenshire Wales13
5Argyll and Bute Scotland9
6Highland Scotland6
7Cornwall England2
8Cumbria England2
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
10Powys Wales1
11North Ayrshire Scotland1
50 England22 Scotland34 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
106
Peak month
December
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Calicium lenticulare
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Caliciales
Family
Caliciaceae
Genus
Calicium
Name with authority
Calicium lenticulare Ach.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10670687 · GBIF 2609250