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Alternating dog-lichen;   Felt lichen

Peltigera didactyla

373Records since 2000
MayPeak month
45Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan18
Feb49
Mar36
Apr32
May53
Jun21
Jul35
Aug20
Sep39
Oct25
Nov27
Dec9

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland120
2Suffolk England16
3Cornwall England15
4Dorset England13
5Moray Scotland11
6Perth and Kinross Scotland9
7Kent England8
8Surrey England6
9Norfolk England5
10Aberdeenshire Scotland5
11Lincolnshire England4
12Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
13Devon England3
14Worcestershire England3
15Somerset England3
187 England166 Scotland9 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 45 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
373
Peak month
May
Counties with records
45
Scientific name
Peltigera didactyla
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
79
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Peltigeraceae
Genus
Peltigera
Name with authority
Peltigera didactyla (With.) J.R.Laundon

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1193082 · GBIF 2601149