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Cup lichen

Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

203Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan14
Feb23
Mar8
Apr10
May16
Jun10
Jul12
Aug24
Sep24
Oct24
Nov14
Dec23

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England9
2Cornwall England4
3Gwynedd Wales4
4Herefordshire, County of England4
5Devon England3
6Cumbria England3
7West Berkshire England2
8Perth and Kinross Scotland2
9Carmarthenshire Wales2
10Isle of Wight England2
11Surrey England1
12Powys Wales1
13Aberdeenshire Scotland1
14Monmouthshire Wales1
15Midlothian Scotland1
189 England5 Scotland8 Wales1 Northern Ireland

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
203
Peak month
August
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Cladonia cryptochlorophaea
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Cladoniaceae
Genus
Cladonia
Name with authority
Cladonia cryptochlorophaea Asahina

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3678863 · GBIF 3390095