When it is recorded
Jan112
Feb155
Mar228
Apr252
May497
Jun480
Jul486
Aug651
Sep474
Oct278
Nov220
Dec126
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 772 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 255 | |
| 3 | Moray | Scotland | 238 | |
| 4 | Powys | Wales | 228 | |
| 5 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 188 | |
| 6 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 170 | |
| 7 | Ceredigion | Wales | 159 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | England | 119 | |
| 9 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 117 | |
| 10 | Cumbria | England | 100 | |
| 11 | Cornwall | England | 94 | |
| 12 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 77 | |
| 13 | Devon | England | 70 | |
| 14 | Gwynedd | Wales | 69 | |
| 15 | East Ayrshire | Scotland | 66 |
1,287 England2,205 Scotland649 Wales34 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 77 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 4,213
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 77
- Scientific name
- Cladonia portentosa
- Also known as
- subgenus lichen
- Group
- Lichens
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,720
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Argyll and Bute, Moray, Powys, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire, Ceredigion, North Yorkshire, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Cumbria, Cornwall, Carmarthenshire +6
- Conservation designations
- Habitats Directive, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Lecanorales
- Family
- Cladoniaceae
- Genus
- Cladonia
- Name with authority
- Cladonia portentosa (Dufour) Coem.
- Contributing datasets
- 45
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1278746 · GBIF 3390030