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Rhizocarpon polycarpum

94Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
17Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb7
Mar6
Apr8
May11
Jun3
Jul17
Aug23
Sep8
Oct0
Nov2
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland26
2Highland Scotland19
3East Lothian Scotland10
4Aberdeenshire Scotland5
5Scottish Borders Scotland5
6South Lanarkshire Scotland3
7Cumbria England2
8Powys Wales2
9Sheffield England2
10Moray Scotland2
11Midlothian Scotland2
12East Ayrshire Scotland2
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
14Ceredigion Wales1
15Stirling Scotland1
9 England82 Scotland3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
94
Peak month
August
Counties with records
17
Scientific name
Rhizocarpon polycarpum
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Rhizocarpales
Family
Rhizocarpaceae
Genus
Rhizocarpon
Name with authority
Rhizocarpon polycarpum (Hepp ex Arnold) Th.Fr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10652839 · GBIF 2600433