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Cartilage lichen

Ramalina fastigiata

2,916Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
92Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan213
Feb305
Mar315
Apr307
May221
Jun191
Jul206
Aug192
Sep211
Oct206
Nov210
Dec250

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England285
2Highland Scotland205
3Cornwall England178
4Kent England152
5Dorset England126
6Somerset England114
7Argyll and Bute Scotland102
8Gloucestershire England92
9Moray Scotland74
10Pembrokeshire Wales59
11Essex England40
12Carmarthenshire Wales36
13Cambridgeshire England35
14Isle of Wight England32
15Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland31
1,986 England618 Scotland188 Wales99 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 92 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,916
Peak month
March
Counties with records
92
Scientific name
Ramalina fastigiata
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
401
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Ramalinaceae
Genus
Ramalina
Name with authority
Ramalina fastigiata (Pers.) Ach.
Contributing datasets
35

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10657066 · GBIF 2608115