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Most recorded fungi and lichens

Common Orange Lichen16.4KHammered Shield Lichen10.5KTurkeytail9,862Candlesnuff Fungus7,940Oakmoss7,937Brown Rim-lichen7,917Fringed Rosette Lichen7,846Common Dust Lichen7,408Jelly Ear7,281Hooded Rosette Lichen7,205Hairy Curtain Crust6,976Sulphur Tuft6,926Lecidella lichen6,871Dotted Ramalina6,798Snowy Waxcap6,720
#SpeciesRecordsPeak month
1Common Orange Lichen16,366April
2Hammered Shield Lichen10,481April
3Turkeytail9,862October
4Candlesnuff Fungus7,940October
5Oakmoss7,937March
6Brown Rim-lichen7,917May
7Fringed Rosette Lichen7,846April
8Common Dust Lichen7,408May
9Jelly Ear7,281October
10Hooded Rosette Lichen7,205March
11Hairy Curtain Crust6,976October
12Sulphur Tuft6,926October
13Lecidella lichen6,871March
14Dotted Ramalina6,798March
15Snowy Waxcap6,720October
16Brown Cubical Rot of Birch6,697October
17Dark Crottle6,587May
18Salted Shield Lichen6,211May
19Sycamore Tarspot5,798October
20Parrot Waxcap5,759October
21Meadow Waxcap5,675October
22Abraded Camouflage Lichen5,486May
23Rim lichen5,376June
24Common Green Shield Lichen5,354March
25Tubercled Boulder Lichen5,166May
26Dark brown speck lichen5,141June
27Common Goldspeck5,133June
28Fly Agaric5,077October
29Shiny Camouflage Lichen4,831May
30Mealy Shadow Lichen4,650June
31Polyozosia dispersa4,634June
32Blackening Waxcap4,612October
33Deceiver4,609October
34Flavoplaca flavocitrina4,586August
35Lungwort [lichen]4,515March
36Black Stone Flower4,349March
37Granite-speck Rim Lichen4,349June
38Polyozosia albescens4,325August
39King Alfred's Cakes4,250October
40Scarlet Waxcap4,247October
41Reindeer Lichen4,213August
42Rim lichen4,199June
43My Old Friend4,125June
44Blusher4,111October
45Asterisk Lichen4,083May
46Blushing Bracket4,031October
47Limestone Lobed Firedot3,949June
48Rhizocarpon reductum3,863September
49Golden Waxcap3,833October
50Brain Lichen3,724June
51Lecidella lichen3,601June
52Limestone Disc Lichen3,582June
53Common Powderhorn3,571May
54Pin-cushion Sunburst Lichen3,554June
55Powdered Speckled Shield Lichen3,528March
56Tiny Button Lichen3,526August
57Whitewash Lichen3,483March
58Black-eye Lichen3,474July
59Varied Rag Lichen3,464May
60Blue-gray Rosette Lichen3,454June
61Mealy Pixie-cup3,399May
62Clouded Funnel3,371October
63Common Yellow Russula3,333October
64Amethyst Deceiver3,326October
65Bark Barnacles3,317May
66Violet Bramble Rust3,295September
67Acarospora fuscata3,214June
68Glistening Inkcap3,198October
69Hidden Goldspeck Lichen3,160August
70Flavoplaca oasis3,159July
71Orange Dot Lichen3,144July
72Common Earthball3,101October
73Fluffy Dust Lichen3,067May
74Brown Rollrim3,065October
75Sulphur Dust Lichen3,041May
76Yellow Map Lichen3,025May
77Parelle2,976July
78Bitter fluff-wart2,956May
79Darkened Button Lichen2,926June
80Cartilage lichen2,916March
81Pustulate revolute loop lichen2,902April
82Elf Ears lichen2,899March
83Common Bonnet2,884October
84Butter Waxcap2,860October
85Butter Cap2,853October
86Nit Beard Lichen2,839May
87Pertusaria pertusa2,835May
88Common Script Lichen2,809March
89Common Puffball2,795October
90Shaggy Inkcap2,784October
91Exophiala xenobiotica2,703August
92Coral Spot2,695October
93Powder-headed Tube Lichen2,663May
94Deer Shield2,660October
95Smoky Bracket2,655October
96Peltigera hymenina2,640May
97Crimson Waxcap2,601October
98Wart lichen2,571June
99Nettle Clustercup Rust fungus2,554June
100Membraneous felt lichen2,536May

Top 100 entries with a recorded value; entries without data are not ranked.