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Giant shield lichen

Cetrelia cetrarioides

106Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar7
Apr7
May26
Jun6
Jul4
Aug1
Sep4
Oct6
Nov34
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales64
2Argyll and Bute Scotland14
3Cumbria England10
4Somerset England5
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland5
6Highland Scotland2
7Devon England1
8South Lanarkshire Scotland1
17 England13 Scotland64 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
106
Peak month
November
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Cetrelia cetrarioides
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Gwynedd
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Cetrelia
Name with authority
Cetrelia cetrarioides (Delise) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10542042 · GBIF 2605867