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Pixie foam lichen

Stereocaulon pileatum

211Records since 2000
MayPeak month
29Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb8
Mar11
Apr21
May34
Jun9
Jul18
Aug15
Sep17
Oct26
Nov8
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Ceredigion Wales22
2Suffolk England15
3Highland Scotland15
4Cumbria England13
5Argyll and Bute Scotland13
6Stirling Scotland12
7Perth and Kinross Scotland11
8Cornwall England5
9Somerset England5
10Stockport England4
11Conwy Wales3
12Devon England2
13Gwynedd Wales2
14Pembrokeshire Wales2
15Powys Wales2
110 England57 Scotland34 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 29 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
211
Peak month
May
Counties with records
29
Scientific name
Stereocaulon pileatum
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Stereocaulaceae
Genus
Stereocaulon
Name with authority
Stereocaulon pileatum Ach.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10679872 · GBIF 5261374