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Pale-footed Horsehair Lichen

Bryoria fuscescens

985Records since 2000
MayPeak month
28Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan50
Feb68
Mar93
Apr72
May130
Jun116
Jul94
Aug71
Sep62
Oct70
Nov81
Dec26

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland500
2Perth and Kinross Scotland98
3Aberdeenshire Scotland55
4Moray Scotland33
5Scottish Borders Scotland20
6Devon England18
7East Lothian Scotland15
8Stirling Scotland14
9Midlothian Scotland14
10Argyll and Bute Scotland13
11Orkney Islands Scotland10
12Gwynedd Wales9
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland7
14Shetland Islands —7
15Angus Scotland7
146 England814 Scotland15 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
985
Peak month
May
Counties with records
28
Scientific name
Bryoria fuscescens
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
94
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Bryoria
Name with authority
Bryoria fuscescens (Gyeln.) Brodo & D.Hawksw.
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q995332 · GBIF 2606557