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Elegant script lichen

Graphis elegans

1,359Records since 2000
MayPeak month
51Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan91
Feb112
Mar138
Apr122
May144
Jun121
Jul90
Aug61
Sep93
Oct119
Nov97
Dec75

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England207
2Argyll and Bute Scotland162
3Highland Scotland145
4Cornwall England116
5Somerset England79
6Carmarthenshire Wales59
7Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland45
8Gwynedd Wales41
9Dorset England38
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland29
11Powys Wales29
12Pembrokeshire Wales27
13Cumbria England25
14Gloucestershire England14
15Isle of Wight England12
697 England404 Scotland172 Wales69 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 51 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,359
Peak month
May
Counties with records
51
Scientific name
Graphis elegans
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
197
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Ostropales
Family
Graphidaceae
Genus
Graphis
Name with authority
Graphis elegans (Borrer ex Sm.) Ach.
Contributing datasets
29

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10508247 · GBIF 5260850