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Cracked lichen

Acarospora sinopica

109Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb2
Mar4
Apr13
May14
Jun7
Jul4
Aug7
Sep21
Oct10
Nov6
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ceredigion Wales32
2Perth and Kinross Scotland23
3Gwynedd Wales10
4Cornwall England5
5Worcestershire England5
6Argyll and Bute Scotland4
7Powys Wales4
8Aberdeenshire Scotland4
9Conwy Wales4
10Highland Scotland3
11Cumbria England3
12Stirling Scotland2
13Devon England1
14Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
15Angus Scotland1
15 England39 Scotland53 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
109
Peak month
September
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Acarospora sinopica
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Acarosporales
Family
Acarosporaceae
Genus
Acarospora
Name with authority
Acarospora sinopica (Wahlenb.) Körb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10657221 · GBIF 2600524