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Rim lichen

Lecanora gangaleoides

1,138Records since 2000
MayPeak month
50Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan37
Feb43
Mar69
Apr97
May161
Jun102
Jul158
Aug156
Sep116
Oct85
Nov50
Dec25

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England83
2Devon England78
3Highland Scotland77
4Gwynedd Wales53
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland51
6Argyll and Bute Scotland47
7Powys Wales27
8Shetland Islands —22
9Somerset England21
10Orkney Islands Scotland21
11Cumbria England20
12Worcestershire England18
13Dorset England15
14Scottish Borders Scotland15
15Ceredigion Wales14
621 England351 Scotland130 Wales21 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 50 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,138
Peak month
May
Counties with records
50
Scientific name
Lecanora gangaleoides
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
127
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Lecanoraceae
Genus
Lecanora
Name with authority
Lecanora gangaleoides Nyl.
Contributing datasets
27

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10555743 · GBIF 2606877