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Gray-rimmed firedot lichen

Caloplaca cerina

381Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
30Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan12
Feb20
Mar33
Apr22
May48
Jun32
Jul47
Aug31
Sep16
Oct23
Nov65
Dec15

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland107
2Devon England54
3Pembrokeshire Wales46
4Cornwall England44
5Dorset England13
6Perth and Kinross Scotland13
7Somerset England12
8Gloucestershire England10
9Aberdeenshire Scotland9
10Ceredigion Wales4
11Argyll and Bute Scotland3
12Carmarthenshire Wales3
13Shetland Islands —2
14Isle of Wight England2
15Orkney Islands Scotland2
169 England150 Scotland58 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
381
Peak month
November
Counties with records
30
Scientific name
Caloplaca cerina
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland, Devon
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Teloschistaceae
Genus
Caloplaca
Name with authority
Caloplaca cerina (Hedw.) Th.Fr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10713502 · GBIF 7251342