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Seaweed lichen

Lichina confinis

257Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
22Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb6
Mar10
Apr20
May36
Jun37
Jul42
Aug51
Sep20
Oct15
Nov4
Dec4

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland42
2Argyll and Bute Scotland26
3Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland20
4Cornwall England16
5Gwynedd Wales8
6Orkney Islands Scotland7
7Shetland Islands —6
8Devon England4
9Gloucestershire England4
10Fife Scotland4
11Ceredigion Wales3
12Swansea Wales3
13Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland3
14Scottish Borders Scotland2
15Carmarthenshire Wales2
42 England175 Scotland23 Wales9 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 22 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
257
Peak month
August
Counties with records
22
Scientific name
Lichina confinis
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
76
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lichinomycetes
Order
Lichinales
Family
Lichinaceae
Genus
Lichina
Name with authority
Lichina confinis (O.F.Müll.) C.Agardh

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10317968 · GBIF 2587057