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Black Lichen

Lichina pygmaea

1,679Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
42Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan49
Feb52
Mar92
Apr127
May156
Jun228
Jul215
Aug149
Sep271
Oct156
Nov67
Dec93

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England100
2Cornwall England81
3Pembrokeshire Wales67
4Isles of Scilly England44
5Ards and North Down Northern Ireland37
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland32
7Highland Scotland29
8Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland29
9Swansea Wales23
10Argyll and Bute Scotland19
11Scottish Borders Scotland18
12Dorset England17
13East Lothian Scotland17
14Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland16
15Plymouth England15
138 England90 Scotland120 Wales67 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 42 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,679
Peak month
September
Counties with records
42
Scientific name
Lichina pygmaea
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,058
Most recorded in
Devon, Cornwall, Pembrokeshire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lichinomycetes
Order
Lichinales
Family
Lichinaceae
Genus
Lichina
Name with authority
Lichina pygmaea (Lightf.) C.Agardh
Contributing datasets
50

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10561259 · GBIF 2587059