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Dotted lichen

Bacidia laurocerasi

329Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
24Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan10
Feb27
Mar33
Apr26
May23
Jun14
Jul21
Aug23
Sep28
Oct39
Nov46
Dec19

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England84
2Devon England82
3Pembrokeshire Wales42
4Dorset England41
5Somerset England10
6Gwynedd Wales9
7Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland8
8Ceredigion Wales4
9Isle of Wight England3
10Torbay England3
11Cambridgeshire England2
12Isles of Scilly England2
13Southend-on-Sea England2
14Kent England1
15Highland Scotland1
256 England4 Scotland58 Wales9 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
329
Peak month
November
Counties with records
24
Scientific name
Bacidia laurocerasi
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
48
Most recorded in
Cornwall, Devon
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Ramalinaceae
Genus
Bacidia
Name with authority
Bacidia laurocerasi (Delise ex Duby) Zahlbr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10508130 · GBIF 2608268