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Sulphur cup lichen

Cladonia sulphurina

186Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb12
Mar19
Apr24
May23
Jun17
Jul16
Aug13
Sep12
Oct27
Nov11
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland48
2Aberdeenshire Scotland23
3Perth and Kinross Scotland13
4Moray Scotland10
5South Lanarkshire Scotland5
6Stirling Scotland3
7East Ayrshire Scotland3
8City of Edinburgh Scotland2
9Cumbria England2
10Ceredigion Wales2
11Midlothian Scotland2
12Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
13Scottish Borders Scotland1
14Angus Scotland1
15West Lothian Scotland1
68 England116 Scotland2 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
186
Peak month
October
Counties with records
15
Scientific name
Cladonia sulphurina
Group
Lichens
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Cladoniaceae
Genus
Cladonia
Name with authority
Cladonia sulphurina (Michx.) Fr.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q3678950 · GBIF 2607566