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Beard lichen

Usnea glabrescens

54Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb1
Mar4
Apr5
May2
Jun1
Jul12
Aug3
Sep3
Oct10
Nov3
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland16
2Devon England5
3Perth and Kinross Scotland4
4Cornwall England3
5Gwynedd Wales1
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
14 England29 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
54
Peak month
July
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Usnea glabrescens
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Usnea
Name with authority
Usnea glabrescens (Nyl. ex Vain.) Vain.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10711226 · GBIF 2606045