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Felt lichen

Peltigera leucophlebia

323Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb29
Mar29
Apr58
May29
Jun25
Jul50
Aug20
Sep21
Oct20
Nov18
Dec12

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland133
2Cumbria England74
3Perth and Kinross Scotland20
4Argyll and Bute Scotland12
5Aberdeenshire Scotland11
6Moray Scotland10
7Stirling Scotland7
8North Yorkshire England4
9Gwynedd Wales3
10Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
11Angus Scotland3
12Shetland Islands —2
13Powys Wales1
14Wrexham Wales1
15Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland1
105 England208 Scotland7 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
323
Peak month
April
Counties with records
15
Scientific name
Peltigera leucophlebia
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
95
Most recorded in
Highland, Cumbria
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Peltigeraceae
Genus
Peltigera
Name with authority
Peltigera leucophlebia (Nyl.) Gyeln.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q7161752 · GBIF 2601141