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Island cetraria lichen

Cetraria islandica

311Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb4
Mar14
Apr11
May40
Jun45
Jul49
Aug57
Sep26
Oct16
Nov26
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland162
2North Yorkshire England40
3Perth and Kinross Scotland20
4Aberdeenshire Scotland16
5Moray Scotland14
6Orkney Islands Scotland11
7Cumbria England8
8Stirling Scotland6
9Angus Scotland5
10Cambridgeshire England4
11Gwynedd Wales3
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland3
13Midlothian Scotland3
14Powys Wales2
15Shetland Islands —1
59 England246 Scotland5 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
311
Peak month
August
Counties with records
15
Scientific name
Cetraria islandica
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
83
Most recorded in
Highland
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Cetraria
Name with authority
Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q582664 · GBIF 2605272