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Hochstetter's map lichen

Rhizocarpon hochstetteri

131Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb4
Mar6
Apr10
May31
Jun6
Jul8
Aug8
Sep37
Oct2
Nov6
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland37
2Aberdeenshire Scotland22
3Perth and Kinross Scotland14
4Moray Scotland10
5Gwynedd Wales7
6Argyll and Bute Scotland6
7Ceredigion Wales6
8Stirling Scotland5
9Cumbria England4
10Powys Wales3
11Cornwall England2
12Devon England1
13Angus Scotland1
14Midlothian Scotland1
15 England98 Scotland16 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
131
Peak month
September
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Rhizocarpon hochstetteri
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Rhizocarpales
Family
Rhizocarpaceae
Genus
Rhizocarpon
Name with authority
Rhizocarpon hochstetteri (Körb.) Vain.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10652827 · GBIF 2600393