Species Detail - Common Orange Lichen (Xanthoria parietina) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Lichens of Ireland records - Paul Whelan".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen
NHMSYS0001501925
RecommendedWell-formed
Lichen parietinus L., Parmelia parietina Ach., Parmelia parietina (L.) Ach., Parmelia parietina var. ectanea Ach., Physcia parietina (L.) De Not., Xanthoria parietina (L.) Beltr., 1858, Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr., Xanthoria parietina , Xanthoria parietina var. ectanea (Ach.) J.J. Kickx, Xanthoria parietina var. ectanea (Ach.) J. Kickx f., Xanthoria parietina var. parietina (L.) Th. Fr.
N/A
xapar
(L.) Th. Fr.
Lichen
Species
27
22
14
23/09/2006
13/03/2015
16 February (recorded in 2025)
8 November (recorded in 2008)
Paul Whelan, Lichens of Ireland records - Paul Whelan, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common Orange Lichen (Xanthoria parietina), accessed 08 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/439/Species/117900