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Little Emerald Lichen

Myriospora smaragdula

709Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
59Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan19
Feb35
Mar29
Apr55
May56
Jun79
Jul76
Aug96
Sep100
Oct41
Nov58
Dec27

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England67
2Highland Scotland37
3Devon England31
4Worcestershire England25
5Ceredigion Wales25
6Perth and Kinross Scotland22
7Orkney Islands Scotland19
8Cumbria England18
9Gwynedd Wales18
10Herefordshire, County of England18
11Argyll and Bute Scotland17
12Shetland Islands —15
13Gloucestershire England14
14Suffolk England12
15Kent England12
434 England183 Scotland83 Wales7 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 59 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
709
Peak month
September
Counties with records
59
Scientific name
Myriospora smaragdula
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
56
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Acarosporales
Family
Acarosporaceae
Genus
Myriospora
Name with authority
Myriospora smaragdula (Wahlenb. ex Ach.) Nägeli ex Uloth
Contributing datasets
17

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q22105863 · GBIF 5473779