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Ambiguous bran lichen

Parmeliopsis ambigua

316Records since 2000
MayPeak month
37Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan17
Feb25
Mar23
Apr30
May37
Jun28
Jul27
Aug24
Sep24
Oct27
Nov12
Dec17

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland32
2Aberdeenshire Scotland19
3Worcestershire England16
4Herefordshire, County of England15
5Kent England11
6Gloucestershire England11
7Cumbria England9
8Perth and Kinross Scotland9
9Carmarthenshire Wales9
10Scottish Borders Scotland7
11South Lanarkshire Scotland7
12East Lothian Scotland6
13Moray Scotland5
14Midlothian Scotland5
15Nottinghamshire England4
195 England101 Scotland16 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 37 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
316
Peak month
May
Counties with records
37
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Parmeliopsis ambigua
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Parmeliopsis
Name with authority
Parmeliopsis ambigua (Hoffm.) Nyl.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10680723 · GBIF 2605814