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Cup lichen

Cladonia phyllophora

146Records since 2000
DecemberPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb2
Mar1
Apr7
May26
Jun10
Jul8
Aug8
Sep23
Oct21
Nov4
Dec28

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England2
2Highland Scotland2
3Devon England2
4Aberdeenshire Scotland1
143 England3 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
146
Peak month
December
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Cladonia phyllophora
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 phyllophora Hoffm.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3678931 · GBIF 2607575