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Varicellaria lactea

449Records since 2000
MayPeak month
39Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan16
Feb14
Mar25
Apr60
May69
Jun45
Jul39
Aug39
Sep37
Oct25
Nov18
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland92
2Gwynedd Wales47
3Perth and Kinross Scotland37
4Argyll and Bute Scotland26
5Powys Wales22
6Stirling Scotland18
7Carmarthenshire Wales13
8Cumbria England12
9Devon England10
10Worcestershire England8
11Scottish Borders Scotland8
12Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland8
13Ceredigion Wales7
14Somerset England6
15Aberdeenshire Scotland5
109 England235 Scotland95 Wales7 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
449
Peak month
May
Counties with records
39
Group
Lichens
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Pertusariales
Family
Varicellariaceae
Genus
Varicellaria
Name with authority
Varicellaria lactea (L.) I.Schmitt & Lumbsch

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q21303130 · GBIF 8610350