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Ball-tip lichen

Sphaerophorus fragilis

232Records since 2000
MayPeak month
20Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb3
Mar8
Apr35
May41
Jun27
Jul29
Aug33
Sep17
Oct16
Nov6
Dec7

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland111
2Perth and Kinross Scotland18
3Gwynedd Wales15
4Aberdeenshire Scotland11
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland10
6Cumbria England9
7Stirling Scotland9
8Argyll and Bute Scotland6
9Orkney Islands Scotland4
10Worcestershire England3
11Pembrokeshire Wales2
12Powys Wales2
13Shetland Islands —2
14Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland2
15Cornwall England1
29 England178 Scotland19 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 20 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
232
Peak month
May
Counties with records
20
Scientific name
Sphaerophorus fragilis
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
49
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Sphaerophoraceae
Genus
Sphaerophorus
Name with authority
Sphaerophorus fragilis (L.) Pers.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10676659 · GBIF 5261340