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Gnome fingers

Pycnothelia papillaria

619Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan17
Feb18
Mar15
Apr29
May75
Jun70
Jul76
Aug97
Sep78
Oct62
Nov29
Dec42

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland97
2Orkney Islands Scotland15
3Argyll and Bute Scotland6
4Shetland Islands —6
5Perth and Kinross Scotland6
6Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
7Stirling Scotland5
8Moray Scotland5
9Aberdeenshire Scotland3
10Surrey England2
11Devon England2
12Somerset England2
13Isle of Wight England2
14Ceredigion Wales1
15South Lanarkshire Scotland1
460 England153 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
619
Peak month
August
Counties with records
15
Scientific name
Pycnothelia papillaria
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Cladoniaceae
Genus
Pycnothelia
Name with authority
Pycnothelia papillaria Dufour
Contributing datasets
15

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q113002 · GBIF 3391800