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Rim lichen

Lecanora confusa

1,198Records since 2000
MayPeak month
57Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan54
Feb74
Mar119
Apr102
May126
Jun88
Jul95
Aug91
Sep98
Oct104
Nov103
Dec69

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England169
2Cornwall England159
3Dorset England106
4Highland Scotland93
5Argyll and Bute Scotland59
6Kent England41
7Pembrokeshire Wales25
8Somerset England24
9Cambridgeshire England23
10Isle of Wight England23
11East Lothian Scotland20
12Carmarthenshire Wales19
13Ceredigion Wales16
14Suffolk England14
15Gwynedd Wales11
847 England251 Scotland84 Wales8 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 57 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,198
Peak month
May
Counties with records
57
Scientific name
Lecanora confusa
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
86
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Lecanoraceae
Genus
Lecanora
Name with authority
Lecanora confusa Almb.
Contributing datasets
24

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10686737 · GBIF 2606829