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Smooth Clad Lichen

Cladonia gracilis

593Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
41Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan26
Feb26
Mar46
Apr44
May63
Jun58
Jul56
Aug71
Sep66
Oct46
Nov29
Dec27

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland148
2Devon England25
3Aberdeenshire Scotland24
4Perth and Kinross Scotland24
5Moray Scotland24
6Ceredigion Wales22
7Orkney Islands Scotland18
8Argyll and Bute Scotland15
9Powys Wales13
10Dorset England11
11North Yorkshire England10
12Gwynedd Wales10
13Norfolk England9
14Cumbria England8
15Carmarthenshire Wales8
222 England297 Scotland64 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 41 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
593
Peak month
August
Counties with records
41
Scientific name
Cladonia gracilis
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
50
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Cladoniaceae
Genus
Cladonia
Name with authority
Cladonia gracilis (L.) Willd.
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3678888 · GBIF 2607596