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Distinct map lichen

Rhizocarpon distinctum

124Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb3
Mar12
Apr13
May10
Jun13
Jul17
Aug18
Sep14
Oct13
Nov5
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1East Lothian Scotland24
2Highland Scotland13
3Perth and Kinross Scotland12
4Scottish Borders Scotland12
5Aberdeenshire Scotland9
6Somerset England6
7Worcestershire England5
8Powys Wales4
9Argyll and Bute Scotland3
10Midlothian Scotland3
11Cambridgeshire England2
12Suffolk England2
13Ceredigion Wales2
14Stirling Scotland2
15South Lanarkshire Scotland2
30 England85 Scotland9 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
124
Peak month
August
Counties with records
23
Scientific name
Rhizocarpon distinctum
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Rhizocarpales
Family
Rhizocarpaceae
Genus
Rhizocarpon
Name with authority
Rhizocarpon distinctum Th.Fr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10652816 · GBIF 3425740