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Globe Ball Lichen

Sphaerophorus globosus

1,930Records since 2000
MayPeak month
33Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan93
Feb114
Mar170
Apr187
May310
Jun195
Jul171
Aug167
Sep147
Oct123
Nov99
Dec49

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland746
2Argyll and Bute Scotland312
3Gwynedd Wales194
4Perth and Kinross Scotland76
5Devon England66
6Shetland Islands —39
7Powys Wales37
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland36
9Orkney Islands Scotland32
10Stirling Scotland28
11Cornwall England26
12Cumbria England25
13Aberdeenshire Scotland23
14Dumfries and Galloway Scotland18
15Moray Scotland14
236 England1,417 Scotland256 Wales12 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 33 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,930
Peak month
May
Counties with records
33
Scientific name
Sphaerophorus globosus
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
494
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Sphaerophoraceae
Genus
Sphaerophorus
Name with authority
Sphaerophorus globosus (Huds.) Vain.
Contributing datasets
27

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1791154 · GBIF 5261338