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Dog Lichen

Peltigera polydactylon

145Records since 2000
MayPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb1
Mar20
Apr15
May34
Jun21
Jul16
Aug7
Sep14
Oct4
Nov10
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland40
2Perth and Kinross Scotland23
3Argyll and Bute Scotland14
4Cumbria England9
5Somerset England8
6North Yorkshire England6
7Moray Scotland4
8Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland4
9Stirling Scotland3
10Cornwall England2
11Powys Wales2
12Aberdeenshire Scotland2
13Gwynedd Wales1
14Scottish Borders Scotland1
15Carmarthenshire Wales1
43 England91 Scotland4 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
145
Peak month
May
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Peltigera polydactylon
Group
Lichens
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Peltigeraceae
Genus
Peltigera
Name with authority
Peltigera polydactylon (Neck.) Hoffm.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2068355 · GBIF 2601145