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Fishscale lichen

Psora decipiens

55Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
6Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun7
Jul13
Aug2
Sep3
Oct0
Nov25
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Pembrokeshire Wales23
2Somerset England15
3Perth and Kinross Scotland10
4Norfolk England4
5Aberdeenshire Scotland1
6Angus Scotland1
20 England12 Scotland23 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
55
Peak month
November
Counties with records
6
Scientific name
Psora decipiens
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Psoraceae
Genus
Psora
Name with authority
Psora decipiens (Hedw.) Hoffm.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2115836 · GBIF 5261396