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Dot lichen

Micarea peliocarpa

399Records since 2000
MayPeak month
33Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan8
Feb23
Mar29
Apr39
May48
Jun35
Jul41
Aug26
Sep21
Oct40
Nov39
Dec24

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland116
2Cornwall England42
3Argyll and Bute Scotland30
4Devon England28
5Dorset England13
6Stirling Scotland12
7Perth and Kinross Scotland9
8Powys Wales7
9Cumbria England6
10Ceredigion Wales6
11Orkney Islands Scotland6
12Gwynedd Wales5
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland5
14Aberdeenshire Scotland5
15South Ayrshire Scotland4
134 England234 Scotland23 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 33 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
399
Peak month
May
Counties with records
33
Scientific name
Micarea peliocarpa
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Byssolomataceae
Genus
Micarea
Name with authority
Micarea peliocarpa (Anzi) Coppins & R.Sant.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10583759 · GBIF 2607367