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Old Growth Rag lichen

Platismatia norvegica

100Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
4Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb14
Mar4
Apr21
May7
Jun12
Jul9
Aug1
Sep12
Oct8
Nov5
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland81
2Perth and Kinross Scotland9
3Aberdeenshire Scotland1
4Stirling Scotland1
4 England94 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
100
Peak month
April
Counties with records
4
Scientific name
Platismatia norvegica
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Platismatia
Name with authority
Platismatia norvegica (Lynge) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10603034 · GBIF 2605339