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Golden hair lichen

Teloschistes flavicans

306Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
7Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb3
Mar9
Apr23
May14
Jun10
Jul13
Aug18
Sep55
Oct8
Nov9
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England79
2Gwynedd Wales57
3Pembrokeshire Wales43
4Isles of Scilly England42
5Devon England24
6Dorset England13
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
191 England5 Scotland107 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
306
Peak month
September
Counties with records
7
Scientific name
Teloschistes flavicans
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Cornwall, Gwynedd
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Teloschistaceae
Genus
Teloschistes
Name with authority
Teloschistes flavicans (Sw.) Norman

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3517423 · GBIF 2609981