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Rhizocarpon lavatum

450Records since 2000
JunePeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb5
Mar12
Apr40
May67
Jun73
Jul37
Aug62
Sep56
Oct14
Nov12
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland156
2Perth and Kinross Scotland60
3Argyll and Bute Scotland25
4Stirling Scotland18
5Gwynedd Wales13
6Aberdeenshire Scotland13
7Ceredigion Wales13
8Cumbria England12
9Powys Wales10
10Moray Scotland9
11Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland8
12Dumfries and Galloway Scotland6
13East Lothian Scotland4
14Devon England3
15North Yorkshire England3
59 England330 Scotland43 Wales14 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
450
Peak month
June
Counties with records
36
Scientific name
Rhizocarpon lavatum
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
64
Most recorded in
Highland, Perth and Kinross
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Rhizocarpales
Family
Rhizocarpaceae
Genus
Rhizocarpon
Name with authority
Rhizocarpon lavatum (Ach.) Hazsl.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10652833 · GBIF 2600467