About Earthynature of Britain
  1. Home
  2. Species
  3. Giant Candlewax Lichen
Species · Lichens

Giant Candlewax Lichen

Ricasolia amplissima

528Records since 2000
JanuaryPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan83
Feb35
Mar55
Apr30
May80
Jun45
Jul19
Aug31
Sep28
Oct22
Nov49
Dec14

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland142
2Highland Scotland140
3Gwynedd Wales117
4Devon England17
5Dorset England14
6Cumbria England14
7Powys Wales13
8Perth and Kinross Scotland9
9Somerset England6
10Cornwall England5
11Herefordshire, County of England4
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
13Pembrokeshire Wales2
14Conwy Wales2
15Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
68 England323 Scotland134 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
528
Peak month
January
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Ricasolia amplissima
Also known as
Parchment lichen
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
83
Most recorded in
Argyll and Bute, Highland, Gwynedd
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Peltigerales
Family
Lobariaceae
Genus
Ricasolia
Name with authority
Ricasolia amplissima (Scop.) De Not.
Contributing datasets
20

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q104433111 · GBIF 6018203