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Spiny Heath Lichen

Cetraria aculeata

893Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
37Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan20
Feb59
Mar54
Apr74
May98
Jun82
Jul96
Aug121
Sep90
Oct62
Nov46
Dec20

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland170
2North Yorkshire England58
3Cumbria England55
4Moray Scotland34
5Perth and Kinross Scotland32
6Aberdeenshire Scotland22
7Powys Wales19
8Suffolk England16
9Dorset England16
10Worcestershire England16
11Orkney Islands Scotland16
12Ceredigion Wales15
13Devon England13
14Shetland Islands —13
15Stirling Scotland13
457 England362 Scotland64 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 37 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
893
Peak month
August
Counties with records
37
Scientific name
Cetraria aculeata
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
70
Most recorded in
Highland, North Yorkshire, Cumbria
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Cetraria
Name with authority
Cetraria aculeata (Schreb.) Fr.
Contributing datasets
22

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q8344425 · GBIF 2605275