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Dot lichen

Arthonia arthonioides

183Records since 2000
MayPeak month
13Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb11
Mar17
Apr16
May36
Jun9
Jul6
Aug5
Sep11
Oct12
Nov10
Dec33

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland38
2Somerset England36
3Argyll and Bute Scotland28
4Devon England14
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland12
6Cornwall England7
7Gwynedd Wales4
8Orkney Islands Scotland2
9Aberdeenshire Scotland1
10Herefordshire, County of England1
11Midlothian Scotland1
12Mid Ulster Northern Ireland1
13Inverclyde Scotland1
90 England76 Scotland4 Wales13 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 13 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
183
Peak month
May
Counties with records
13
Scientific name
Arthonia arthonioides
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Arthoniomycetes
Order
Arthoniales
Family
Arthoniaceae
Genus
Arthonia
Name with authority
Arthonia arthonioides (Ach.) A.L.Sm.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10466232 · GBIF 2592682