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Gray-orange disk lichen;   Lecidea lichen

Lecidea lapicida

140Records since 2000
MayPeak month
20Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb3
Mar7
Apr14
May25
Jun15
Jul19
Aug24
Sep9
Oct6
Nov3
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland61
2Perth and Kinross Scotland22
3East Lothian Scotland6
4Aberdeenshire Scotland6
5Gwynedd Wales3
6Scottish Borders Scotland3
7Stirling Scotland3
8Cornwall England2
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
10Sheffield England2
11Midlothian Scotland2
12East Ayrshire Scotland2
13Argyll and Bute Scotland1
14Powys Wales1
15Moray Scotland1
12 England120 Scotland5 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 20 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
140
Peak month
May
Counties with records
20
Scientific name
Lecidea lapicida
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecideales
Family
Lecideaceae
Genus
Lecidea
Name with authority
Lecidea lapicida (Ach.) Ach.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10587556 · GBIF 6609452