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Horsehair lichen

Bryoria subcana

173Records since 2000
JunePeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb7
Mar12
Apr15
May21
Jun23
Jul16
Aug15
Sep18
Oct16
Nov9
Dec7

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland86
2Perth and Kinross Scotland15
3Aberdeenshire Scotland14
4East Lothian Scotland13
5Scottish Borders Scotland12
6Moray Scotland10
7Midlothian Scotland5
8Argyll and Bute Scotland3
9Orkney Islands Scotland2
10City of Edinburgh Scotland1
11Cumbria England1
12Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
13Powys Wales1
14Conwy Wales1
15Stirling Scotland1
3 England168 Scotland2 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
173
Peak month
June
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Bryoria subcana
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Bryoria
Name with authority
Bryoria subcana (Nyl. ex Stizenb.) Brodo & D.Hawksw.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10431263 · GBIF 2606564