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Subgenus lichen

Cladonia rangiferina

206Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
19Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb7
Mar9
Apr21
May46
Jun17
Jul13
Aug51
Sep14
Oct10
Nov5
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland82
2Aberdeenshire Scotland33
3Perth and Kinross Scotland15
4Orkney Islands Scotland15
5Moray Scotland11
6Argyll and Bute Scotland10
7Norfolk England7
8Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
9Stirling Scotland3
10Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland2
11Cornwall England1
12North Yorkshire England1
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
14Shetland Islands —1
15Ceredigion Wales1
18 England182 Scotland1 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
206
Peak month
August
Counties with records
19
Scientific name
Cladonia rangiferina
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Habitats Directive, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Cladoniaceae
Genus
Cladonia
Name with authority
Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8597577