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Felt lichen

Peltigera canina

392Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
48Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan12
Feb21
Mar17
Apr28
May36
Jun41
Jul56
Aug35
Sep40
Oct37
Nov36
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland31
2Suffolk England23
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland18
4Cornwall England12
5North Yorkshire England12
6East Lothian Scotland12
7Shetland Islands —12
8Argyll and Bute Scotland11
9Devon England10
10Moray Scotland10
11Kent England9
12Somerset England9
13Cumbria England8
14Sefton England8
15Pembrokeshire Wales8
186 England147 Scotland53 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 48 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
392
Peak month
July
Counties with records
48
Scientific name
Peltigera canina
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Peltigeraceae
Genus
Peltigera
Name with authority
Peltigera canina (L.) Willd.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3374554 · GBIF 2601144