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Dot lichen

Micarea prasina

140Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb8
Mar26
Apr11
May7
Jun14
Jul19
Aug10
Sep8
Oct14
Nov7
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England16
2Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland15
3Argyll and Bute Scotland13
4Somerset England11
5Pembrokeshire Wales9
6Devon England6
7Gwynedd Wales5
8Highland Scotland4
9Surrey England2
10North Yorkshire England2
11Swansea Wales2
12Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland2
13Cambridgeshire England1
14Oxfordshire England1
15Dorset England1
60 England27 Scotland16 Wales22 Northern Ireland

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
140
Peak month
March
Counties with records
23
Scientific name
Micarea prasina
Group
Lichens
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Byssolomataceae
Genus
Micarea
Name with authority
Micarea prasina Fr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10478128 · GBIF 2607377