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Thread lichen

Ephebe lanata

377Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
18Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb1
Mar14
Apr39
May58
Jun63
Jul37
Aug71
Sep27
Oct19
Nov12
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland190
2Argyll and Bute Scotland29
3Gwynedd Wales29
4Perth and Kinross Scotland28
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland19
6Stirling Scotland18
7Cornwall England7
8Devon England7
9Powys Wales5
10Shetland Islands —3
11Dumfries and Galloway Scotland2
12Orkney Islands Scotland2
13North Ayrshire Scotland2
14Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland2
15Cumbria England1
20 England315 Scotland37 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 18 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
377
Peak month
August
Counties with records
18
Scientific name
Ephebe lanata
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
49
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lichinomycetes
Order
Lichinales
Family
Lichinaceae
Genus
Ephebe
Name with authority
Ephebe lanata (L.) Vain.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10705642 · GBIF 2587004