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Rhizocarpon richardii

359Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
25Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb23
Mar21
Apr25
May63
Jun26
Jul64
Aug53
Sep41
Oct16
Nov13
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England59
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland34
3Highland Scotland28
4Argyll and Bute Scotland26
5Dorset England21
6Shetland Islands —18
7Devon England8
8Gwynedd Wales7
9Isles of Scilly England6
10Ceredigion Wales5
11Somerset England2
12Pembrokeshire Wales2
13East Lothian Scotland2
14Scottish Borders Scotland2
15Orkney Islands Scotland2
160 England168 Scotland20 Wales8 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
359
Peak month
July
Counties with records
25
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
73
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Rhizocarpales
Family
Rhizocarpaceae
Genus
Rhizocarpon
Name with authority
Rhizocarpon richardii (Lamy ex Nyl.) Zahlbr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10681539 · GBIF 2600408