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Usnea wasmuthii

449Records since 2000
MayPeak month
32Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan30
Feb26
Mar40
Apr54
May58
Jun28
Jul39
Aug29
Sep43
Oct36
Nov36
Dec16

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland134
2Argyll and Bute Scotland40
3Devon England36
4Perth and Kinross Scotland20
5Moray Scotland16
6Pembrokeshire Wales13
7Aberdeenshire Scotland13
8Scottish Borders Scotland12
9East Lothian Scotland9
10Midlothian Scotland8
11Somerset England7
12South Lanarkshire Scotland6
13Cornwall England5
14Shetland Islands —5
15Carmarthenshire Wales5
86 England306 Scotland31 Wales6 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 32 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
449
Peak month
May
Counties with records
32
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Parmeliaceae
Genus
Usnea
Name with authority
Usnea wasmuthii Räsänen

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 7759954