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A tooth fungus

Hydnellum caeruleum

295Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
2Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun4
Jul22
Aug129
Sep116
Oct24
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland285
2Aberdeenshire Scotland7
290 Scotland

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

About this species

Records since 2000
295
Peak month
August
Counties with records
2
Scientific name
Hydnellum caeruleum
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
288
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Thelephorales
Family
Bankeraceae
Genus
Hydnellum
Name with authority
Hydnellum caeruleum (Hornem.) P.Karst.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3915187 · GBIF 2522245