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Burgess' skin lichen

Leptogium burgessii

622Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan58
Feb76
Mar82
Apr64
May81
Jun47
Jul32
Aug10
Sep35
Oct29
Nov56
Dec28

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland301
2Highland Scotland238
3Gwynedd Wales27
4Powys Wales8
5Stirling Scotland4
6Cumbria England3
3 England576 Scotland35 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
622
Peak month
March
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Leptogium burgessii
Also known as
a Lichen
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
179
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute, Highland
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 burgessii (L.) Mont.
Contributing datasets
15

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10558500 · GBIF 2600961