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Micarea leprosula

332Records since 2000
MayPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb9
Mar25
Apr31
May49
Jun27
Jul33
Aug46
Sep36
Oct16
Nov5
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland63
2Perth and Kinross Scotland43
3Ceredigion Wales22
4Stirling Scotland20
5Cumbria England19
6Aberdeenshire Scotland19
7Argyll and Bute Scotland18
8Powys Wales16
9Gwynedd Wales11
10Orkney Islands Scotland8
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
13Devon England3
14Worcestershire England3
15Moray Scotland3
66 England203 Scotland53 Wales5 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
332
Peak month
May
Counties with records
36
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Byssolomataceae
Genus
Micarea
Name with authority
Micarea leprosula (Th.Fr.) Coppins & A.Fletcher

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10583742 · GBIF 2607394