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Velvet lichen

Cystocoleus ebeneus

361Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
32Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan26
Feb13
Mar31
Apr37
May33
Jun36
Jul39
Aug27
Sep30
Oct17
Nov20
Dec7

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland65
2Perth and Kinross Scotland37
3Devon England34
4Argyll and Bute Scotland19
5Gwynedd Wales19
6Powys Wales17
7Cornwall England15
8Stirling Scotland15
9Somerset England12
10Orkney Islands Scotland12
11Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
12North Yorkshire England4
13Cumbria England4
14Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
15Aberdeenshire Scotland4
122 England185 Scotland45 Wales3 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
361
Peak month
July
Counties with records
32
Scientific name
Cystocoleus ebeneus
Group
Fungi
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Dothideomycetes
Order
Capnodiales
Family
Cystocoleaceae
Genus
Cystocoleus
Name with authority
Cystocoleus ebeneus (Dillwyn) Thwaites

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10660981 · GBIF 5265375