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Birch Besom

Taphrina betulina

745Records since 2000
JanuaryPeak month
62Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan105
Feb87
Mar86
Apr90
May69
Jun32
Jul26
Aug26
Sep37
Oct70
Nov54
Dec55

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England120
2Cambridgeshire England107
3Highland Scotland75
4Argyll and Bute Scotland68
5Powys Wales20
6Sefton England16
7Cheshire East England14
8Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland14
9Cornwall England12
10Ards and North Down Northern Ireland11
11Denbighshire Wales11
12Aberdeenshire Scotland7
13Perth and Kinross Scotland7
14Belfast Northern Ireland7
15Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland7
431 England188 Scotland54 Wales69 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 62 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
745
Peak month
January
Counties with records
62
Scientific name
Taphrina betulina
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
633
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Taphrinomycetes
Order
Taphrinales
Family
Taphrinaceae
Genus
Taphrina
Name with authority
Taphrina betulina Rostr.
Contributing datasets
15

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1950448 · GBIF 2593105