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Miner's whiskers

Chaenotheca stemonea

98Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
24Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb15
Mar8
Apr6
May11
Jun1
Jul15
Aug10
Sep7
Oct12
Nov4
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland9
2Nottinghamshire England7
3Devon England5
4Powys Wales5
5Midlothian Scotland5
6Cornwall England4
7East Lothian Scotland3
8Bristol, City of England3
9Cambridgeshire England2
10Dorset England2
11Worcestershire England2
12Somerset England2
13Gloucestershire England2
14Argyll and Bute Scotland2
15West Berkshire England2
64 England26 Scotland5 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
98
Peak month
February
Counties with records
24
Scientific name
Chaenotheca stemonea
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Coniocybomycetes
Order
Coniocybales
Family
Coniocybaceae
Genus
Chaenotheca
Name with authority
Chaenotheca stemonea (Ach.) Müll.Arg.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10570442 · GBIF 5261523