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Blemished lichen

Phlyctis agelaea

242Records since 2000
JanuaryPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan40
Feb17
Mar14
Apr8
May8
Jun15
Jul18
Aug34
Sep10
Oct29
Nov39
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales61
2Devon England58
3Cornwall England45
4Dorset England18
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland11
6Worcestershire England9
7Argyll and Bute Scotland6
8Highland Scotland4
9Ceredigion Wales4
10Herefordshire, County of England4
11Gloucestershire England2
12Perth and Kinross Scotland2
13Somerset England1
14Gwynedd Wales1
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
148 England16 Scotland65 Wales12 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
242
Peak month
January
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Phlyctis agelaea
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Pembrokeshire, Devon
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Ostropales
Family
Phlyctidaceae
Genus
Phlyctis
Name with authority
Phlyctis agelaea (Ach.) Flot.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10655108 · GBIF 5260916