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Blue Jellyskin Lichen

Leptogium cyanescens

607Records since 2000
MayPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan36
Feb34
Mar68
Apr65
May115
Jun58
Jul46
Aug16
Sep35
Oct29
Nov64
Dec15

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland212
2Highland Scotland145
3Gwynedd Wales103
4Cornwall England27
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland13
6Devon England11
7Stirling Scotland6
8Somerset England5
9Cumbria England5
10Isles of Scilly England4
11Pembrokeshire Wales2
12Perth and Kinross Scotland1
13Ceredigion Wales1
60 England419 Scotland107 Wales14 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
607
Peak month
May
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Leptogium cyanescens
Also known as
a Lichen
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
114
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute, Highland, Gwynedd
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Collemataceae
Genus
Leptogium
Name with authority
Leptogium cyanescens (Ach.) Körb.
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10509882 · GBIF 2601012