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Canary whiskers

Chaenotheca chrysocephala

240Records since 2000
JunePeak month
24Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan15
Feb26
Mar21
Apr15
May16
Jun31
Jul30
Aug8
Sep15
Oct15
Nov16
Dec22

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland109
2Perth and Kinross Scotland22
3Somerset England17
4Devon England8
5Powys Wales8
6Scottish Borders Scotland8
7Aberdeenshire Scotland6
8Cambridgeshire England5
9Gwynedd Wales3
10Isle of Wight England3
11Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland3
12Surrey England2
13Cumbria England2
14Carmarthenshire Wales2
15Herefordshire, County of England2
71 England150 Scotland13 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
240
Peak month
June
Counties with records
24
Scientific name
Chaenotheca chrysocephala
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Coniocybomycetes
Order
Coniocybales
Family
Coniocybaceae
Genus
Chaenotheca
Name with authority
Chaenotheca chrysocephala (Ach.) Th.Fr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10509595 · GBIF 5261507