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Dot lichen

Micarea misella

109Records since 2000
JunePeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb7
Mar11
Apr9
May8
Jun28
Jul13
Aug7
Sep7
Oct4
Nov7
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland30
2East Lothian Scotland6
3Perth and Kinross Scotland5
4Isle of Wight England5
5Suffolk England4
6Nottinghamshire England3
7Powys Wales3
8Scottish Borders Scotland3
9Midlothian Scotland3
10Northamptonshire England2
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
12Herefordshire, County of England2
13East Riding of Yorkshire England1
14Essex England1
15Devon England1
31 England70 Scotland4 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
109
Peak month
June
Counties with records
19
Scientific name
Micarea misella
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Byssolomataceae
Genus
Micarea
Name with authority
Micarea misella (Nyl.) Hedl.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10583751 · GBIF 2607362