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Cup lichen

Cladonia bellidiflora

310Records since 2000
MayPeak month
26Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb7
Mar19
Apr28
May60
Jun40
Jul44
Aug41
Sep23
Oct12
Nov17
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland109
2Perth and Kinross Scotland46
3Aberdeenshire Scotland16
4Orkney Islands Scotland16
5Argyll and Bute Scotland12
6Stirling Scotland10
7Moray Scotland9
8Gwynedd Wales7
9Cumbria England6
10North Yorkshire England5
11Devon England4
12Shetland Islands —4
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland3
14Ceredigion Wales3
15South Ayrshire Scotland2
53 England241 Scotland11 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 26 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
310
Peak month
May
Counties with records
26
Scientific name
Cladonia bellidiflora
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
59
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Cladoniaceae
Genus
Cladonia
Name with authority
Cladonia bellidiflora (Ach.) Schaer.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3678833 · GBIF 2607724