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Peppered Rock Shield

Xanthoparmelia conspersa

881Records since 2000
MayPeak month
45Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan39
Feb35
Mar61
Apr91
May106
Jun90
Jul79
Aug83
Sep95
Oct68
Nov43
Dec20

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England107
2Devon England85
3Highland Scotland77
4Gwynedd Wales55
5Argyll and Bute Scotland39
6Worcestershire England36
7Powys Wales34
8Cumbria England29
9Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland26
10Perth and Kinross Scotland24
11Herefordshire, County of England23
12Carmarthenshire Wales21
13Ceredigion Wales16
14Dumfries and Galloway Scotland12
15Stirling Scotland10
465 England260 Scotland139 Wales12 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 45 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
881
Peak month
May
Counties with records
45
Scientific name
Xanthoparmelia conspersa
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
95
Most recorded in
Cornwall, Devon, Highland, Gwynedd
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Xanthoparmelia
Name with authority
Xanthoparmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Hale
Contributing datasets
23

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10542533 · GBIF 2604379