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Dot lichen

Arthonia punctiformis

1,072Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
64Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan53
Feb78
Mar84
Apr71
May116
Jun107
Jul119
Aug79
Sep78
Oct74
Nov70
Dec47

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland172
2Devon England79
3Cornwall England67
4East Lothian Scotland66
5Argyll and Bute Scotland48
6Perth and Kinross Scotland45
7Suffolk England41
8Midlothian Scotland34
9Somerset England26
10Dorset England24
11Scottish Borders Scotland23
12Cambridgeshire England22
13Stirling Scotland17
14Worcestershire England16
15Pembrokeshire Wales15
516 England471 Scotland57 Wales20 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 64 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,072
Peak month
July
Counties with records
64
Scientific name
Arthonia punctiformis
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland, Devon, Cornwall, East Lothian
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Arthoniomycetes
Order
Arthoniales
Family
Arthoniaceae
Genus
Arthonia
Name with authority
Arthonia punctiformis Ach.
Contributing datasets
22

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10638717 · GBIF 2592726