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Xanthoria aureola

508Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan8
Feb25
Mar29
Apr46
May62
Jun68
Jul66
Aug71
Sep65
Oct24
Nov21
Dec17

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England70
2Argyll and Bute Scotland69
3Highland Scotland56
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland31
5Isles of Scilly England22
6Shetland Islands —15
7Devon England14
8Gwynedd Wales12
9Isle of Anglesey Wales8
10Pembrokeshire Wales6
11Bristol, City of England6
12Norfolk England5
13Orkney Islands Scotland5
14Ards and North Down Northern Ireland5
15North Ayrshire Scotland4
190 England269 Scotland34 Wales11 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
508
Peak month
August
Counties with records
36
Group
Lichens
NBN Atlas records since 2000
105
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Teloschistales
Family
Teloschistaceae
Genus
Xanthoria
Name with authority
Xanthoria aureola (Ach.) Erichsen
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q10721825 · GBIF 2609974