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Birchbark dot lichen

Leptorhaphis atomaria

126Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb3
Mar9
Apr6
May8
Jun20
Jul45
Aug6
Sep0
Oct5
Nov4
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland54
2Perth and Kinross Scotland19
3Aberdeenshire Scotland8
4Surrey England6
5East Lothian Scotland6
6Moray Scotland4
7Cambridgeshire England3
8Northamptonshire England3
9Angus Scotland3
10Kent England2
11Stirling Scotland2
12Scottish Borders Scotland1
13Midlothian Scotland1
14Bedford England1
25 England99 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
126
Peak month
July
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Leptorhaphis atomaria
Group
Fungi
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Dothideomycetes
Order
Pleosporales
Family
Naetrocymbaceae
Genus
Leptorhaphis
Name with authority
Leptorhaphis atomaria (Ach.) Szatala

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10559099 · GBIF 7089701