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Alpine Bloodspot Lichen

Ophioparma ventosa

572Records since 2000
MayPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan24
Feb16
Mar26
Apr50
May100
Jun85
Jul55
Aug71
Sep35
Oct42
Nov24
Dec13

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland283
2Perth and Kinross Scotland44
3Argyll and Bute Scotland25
4Stirling Scotland18
5Cumbria England16
6Gwynedd Wales16
7Aberdeenshire Scotland15
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland13
9Orkney Islands Scotland12
10Devon England7
11Scottish Borders Scotland7
12North Yorkshire England5
13Sheffield England4
14Moray Scotland4
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland3
109 England434 Scotland21 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
572
Peak month
May
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Ophioparma ventosa
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
75
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Umbilicariales
Family
Ophioparmaceae
Genus
Ophioparma
Name with authority
Ophioparma ventosa (L.) Norman
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q127285 · GBIF 7248995