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Hypotrachyna lichen

Hypotrachyna laevigata

1,332Records since 2000
MayPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan102
Feb132
Mar147
Apr133
May203
Jun76
Jul57
Aug30
Sep110
Oct84
Nov91
Dec62

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Argyll and Bute Scotland446
2Gwynedd Wales326
3Highland Scotland192
4Devon England103
5Somerset England93
6Cornwall England27
7Carmarthenshire Wales17
8Powys Wales15
9Stirling Scotland15
10Cumbria England14
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland14
12Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland8
13Conwy Wales6
14Pembrokeshire Wales4
15North Ayrshire Scotland4
242 England703 Scotland370 Wales9 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,332
Peak month
May
Counties with records
23
Scientific name
Hypotrachyna laevigata
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
494
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Hypotrachyna
Name with authority
Hypotrachyna laevigata (Sm.) Hale
Contributing datasets
23

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10530538 · GBIF 2605521