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Cup lichen

Cladonia scabriuscula

164Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
31Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan8
Feb16
Mar8
Apr18
May13
Jun11
Jul18
Aug18
Sep23
Oct15
Nov4
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England12
2Highland Scotland11
3Norfolk England6
4Dorset England5
5Devon England5
6Argyll and Bute Scotland5
7East Lothian Scotland5
8Aberdeenshire Scotland5
9Suffolk England3
10Rotherham England3
11Stirling Scotland3
12Moray Scotland3
13Angus Scotland3
14Midlothian Scotland3
15Kent England2
110 England48 Scotland3 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 31 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
164
Peak month
September
Counties with records
31
Scientific name
Cladonia scabriuscula
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 scabriuscula (Delise) Nyl.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3678942 · GBIF 2607681