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Reindeer Lichen

Cladonia arbuscula

1,094Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
41Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan23
Feb39
Mar66
Apr69
May147
Jun113
Jul112
Aug129
Sep154
Oct46
Nov42
Dec31

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland253
2Perth and Kinross Scotland87
3Aberdeenshire Scotland65
4Ceredigion Wales64
5Cumbria England34
6Powys Wales33
7Carmarthenshire Wales32
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland29
9Orkney Islands Scotland28
10Moray Scotland21
11Shetland Islands —16
12Argyll and Bute Scotland15
13North Yorkshire England14
14Worcestershire England13
15East Ayrshire Scotland13
353 England584 Scotland150 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 41 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,094
Peak month
September
Counties with records
41
Scientific name
Cladonia arbuscula
Group
Lichens
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Cladoniaceae
Genus
Cladonia
Name with authority
Cladonia arbuscula (Wallr.) Flot.
Contributing datasets
28

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3678825 · GBIF 10950385