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Crescent frost lichen

Physconia perisidiosa

126Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
30Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan8
Feb18
Mar15
Apr17
May16
Jun9
Jul15
Aug5
Sep6
Oct8
Nov1
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Somerset England13
2Perth and Kinross Scotland12
3East Lothian Scotland7
4Dorset England6
5Highland Scotland4
6Lincolnshire England4
7Scottish Borders Scotland4
8Kent England3
9Suffolk England2
10Gloucestershire England2
11Cumbria England2
12Northamptonshire England2
13Herefordshire, County of England2
14Moray Scotland2
15South Lanarkshire Scotland2
81 England32 Scotland2 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
126
Peak month
February
Counties with records
30
Scientific name
Physconia perisidiosa
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Caliciales
Family
Physciaceae
Genus
Physconia
Name with authority
Physconia perisidiosa (Erichsen) Moberg

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10496027 · GBIF 2609406