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Cup lichen

Cladonia humilis

392Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
46Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan21
Feb30
Mar23
Apr19
May31
Jun26
Jul36
Aug35
Sep55
Oct34
Nov38
Dec21

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England27
2Suffolk England22
3Kent England19
4Highland Scotland13
5Devon England12
6Worcestershire England11
7Argyll and Bute Scotland9
8East Lothian Scotland9
9Ceredigion Wales8
10Pembrokeshire Wales7
11Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland6
12Surrey England5
13Somerset England5
14Powys Wales5
15North Yorkshire England4
287 England70 Scotland30 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 46 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
392
Peak month
September
Counties with records
46
Scientific name
Cladonia humilis
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Cladoniaceae
Genus
Cladonia
Name with authority
Cladonia humilis (With.) J.R.Laundon

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3678892 · GBIF 2607526