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Cup lichen

Cladonia cariosa

82Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
11Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb8
Mar5
Apr5
May6
Jun12
Jul17
Aug12
Sep9
Oct0
Nov3
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cumbria England13
2Cornwall England6
3Suffolk England4
4Kent England4
5Norfolk England2
6Highland Scotland2
7Essex England2
8North Yorkshire England1
9Argyll and Bute Scotland1
10East Lothian Scotland1
11Scottish Borders Scotland1
74 England7 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 11 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
82
Peak month
July
Counties with records
11
Scientific name
Cladonia cariosa
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 cariosa (Lilj.) Spreng.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3678841 · GBIF 2607655