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Scribble lichen

Opegrapha rupestris

223Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
26Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb23
Mar28
Apr14
May12
Jun22
Jul18
Aug10
Sep20
Oct26
Nov37
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England47
2Somerset England35
3Pembrokeshire Wales14
4Bristol, City of England11
5Suffolk England7
6Oxfordshire England5
7Gloucestershire England5
8Cambridgeshire England3
9Kent England3
10Highland Scotland3
11Gwynedd Wales3
12Bedford England3
13Devon England2
14Worcestershire England2
15Powys Wales2
185 England7 Scotland25 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 26 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
223
Peak month
November
Counties with records
26
Scientific name
Opegrapha rupestris
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Rare and scarce species
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Arthoniomycetes
Order
Arthoniales
Family
Opegraphaceae
Genus
Opegrapha
Name with authority
Opegrapha rupestris Pers.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10718930 · GBIF 5516617