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Wart lichen

Verrucaria elaeomelaena

60Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
16Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb6
Mar4
Apr10
May11
Jun4
Jul2
Aug13
Sep3
Oct6
Nov0
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales14
2Gloucestershire England5
3Argyll and Bute Scotland5
4Swansea Wales5
5Devon England3
6Dorset England2
7Highland Scotland2
8Somerset England2
9Pembrokeshire Wales2
10Powys Wales2
11Cornwall England1
12North Yorkshire England1
13Cumbria England1
14Ceredigion Wales1
15Bath and North East Somerset England1
18 England7 Scotland21 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
60
Peak month
August
Counties with records
16
Scientific name
Verrucaria elaeomelaena
Group
Fungi
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Eurotiomycetes
Order
Verrucariales
Family
Verrucariaceae
Genus
Verrucaria
Name with authority
Verrucaria elaeomelaena (A.Massal.) Arnold

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10714337 · GBIF 5259490