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Eggyolk lichen

Candelariella xanthostigma

170Records since 2000
JunePeak month
31Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb11
Mar12
Apr20
May18
Jun22
Jul18
Aug15
Sep11
Oct11
Nov5
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland22
2Highland Scotland19
3East Lothian Scotland12
4Somerset England10
5Gloucestershire England9
6Aberdeenshire Scotland8
7Herefordshire, County of England7
8Pembrokeshire Wales6
9Worcestershire England5
10Moray Scotland5
11Scottish Borders Scotland4
12Midlothian Scotland4
13Angus Scotland3
14Carmarthenshire Wales2
15Stirling Scotland2
75 England82 Scotland9 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 31 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
170
Peak month
June
Counties with records
31
Scientific name
Candelariella xanthostigma
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Candelariomycetes
Order
Candelariales
Family
Candelariaceae
Genus
Candelariella
Name with authority
Candelariella xanthostigma (Pers. ex Ach.) Lettau

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10509603 · GBIF 2599888