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Plectocarpon lichen

Plectocarpon lichenum

85Records since 2000
MayPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb3
Mar11
Apr4
May18
Jun1
Jul8
Aug10
Sep9
Oct7
Nov8
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland38
2Argyll and Bute Scotland36
3Moray Scotland1
80 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
85
Peak month
May
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Plectocarpon lichenum
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Arthoniomycetes
Order
Arthoniales
Family
Lecanographaceae
Genus
Plectocarpon
Name with authority
Plectocarpon lichenum (Sommerf.) D.Hawksw.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10570883 · GBIF 3546316