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Starry rosette lichen

Physcia stellaris

222Records since 2000
MayPeak month
39Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan18
Feb9
Mar27
Apr28
May30
Jun23
Jul21
Aug7
Sep11
Oct12
Nov18
Dec12

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland39
2East Lothian Scotland25
3Perth and Kinross Scotland12
4Somerset England9
5Gwynedd Wales9
6Moray Scotland9
7Aberdeenshire Scotland8
8Dorset England6
9Argyll and Bute Scotland6
10Scottish Borders Scotland6
11Devon England5
12Cambridgeshire England4
13Ceredigion Wales3
14Southend-on-Sea England3
15Essex England2
86 England117 Scotland16 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 39 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
222
Peak month
May
Counties with records
39
Scientific name
Physcia stellaris
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Caliciales
Family
Physciaceae
Genus
Physcia
Name with authority
Physcia stellaris (L.) Nyl.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q292035 · GBIF 2608941