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Wart lichen

Pyrenula occidentalis

639Records since 2000
MayPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan39
Feb47
Mar84
Apr50
May110
Jun54
Jul54
Aug20
Sep40
Oct36
Nov63
Dec20

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland289
2Argyll and Bute Scotland258
3Gwynedd Wales11
4Stirling Scotland9
5Cumbria England8
6Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland6
7Perth and Kinross Scotland4
8Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland4
9Devon England3
10Orkney Islands Scotland2
11 England601 Scotland11 Wales9 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
639
Peak month
May
Counties with records
10
Scientific name
Pyrenula occidentalis
Also known as
a Lichen
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
125
Most recorded in
Highland, Argyll and Bute
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Eurotiomycetes
Order
Pyrenulales
Family
Pyrenulaceae
Genus
Pyrenula
Name with authority
Pyrenula occidentalis (R.C.Harris) R.C.Harris
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10421661 · GBIF 2598867