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Finger-scale foam lichen

Stereocaulon dactylophyllum

329Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb13
Mar6
Apr27
May24
Jun30
Jul25
Aug26
Sep73
Oct30
Nov42
Dec18

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ceredigion Wales110
2Highland Scotland74
3Powys Wales19
4Cornwall England18
5Stirling Scotland15
6Cumbria England13
7Argyll and Bute Scotland9
8Perth and Kinross Scotland8
9Devon England6
10East Ayrshire Scotland4
11Somerset England3
12Carmarthenshire Wales3
13Conwy Wales3
14North Yorkshire England2
15Gwynedd Wales2
58 England127 Scotland138 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
329
Peak month
September
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Stereocaulon dactylophyllum
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Ceredigion, Highland
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Stereocaulaceae
Genus
Stereocaulon
Name with authority
Stereocaulon dactylophyllum Flörke

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10548033 · GBIF 5261362