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Navel lichen

Umbilicaria torrefacta

308Records since 2000
JunePeak month
18Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb7
Mar13
Apr32
May56
Jun59
Jul28
Aug44
Sep32
Oct13
Nov7
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland196
2Aberdeenshire Scotland19
3Orkney Islands Scotland10
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland9
5Powys Wales8
6Perth and Kinross Scotland8
7Argyll and Bute Scotland7
8Stirling Scotland7
9North Yorkshire England2
10Gwynedd Wales2
11Shetland Islands —2
12Ceredigion Wales2
13Sheffield England2
14Monmouthshire Wales2
15Devon England1
18 England271 Scotland14 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 18 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
308
Peak month
June
Counties with records
18
Scientific name
Umbilicaria torrefacta
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Umbilicariales
Family
Umbilicariaceae
Genus
Umbilicaria
Name with authority
Umbilicaria torrefacta (Lightf.) Schrad.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10667752 · GBIF 5260542