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Obscure shield lichen

Heterodermia obscurata

139Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb11
Mar15
Apr13
May11
Jun6
Jul8
Aug5
Sep22
Oct13
Nov8
Dec6

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England55
2Cornwall England23
3Argyll and Bute Scotland15
4Somerset England9
5Isles of Scilly England7
6Highland Scotland3
7Dorset England2
8Gwynedd Wales2
9Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
10Isle of Wight England2
11Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland1
12Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland1
107 England25 Scotland2 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
139
Peak month
September
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Heterodermia obscurata
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Devon
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Caliciales
Family
Physciaceae
Genus
Heterodermia
Name with authority
Heterodermia obscurata (Nyl.) Trevis.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10523341 · GBIF 2609327