Feathered Ranunculus

Polymixis lichenea

(Hübner, [1813])

National status

Unassessed

Local assessment

Unassessed

Associated assemblage

invertebrates of bare sand and chalk 207 other species in this assemblage

Statistics

Occurrences

150 since 2000 324 all time

Occupied 1 km squares

10 since 2000 13 all time

Earliest occurrence

1968

Latest occurrence

2025

Distribution

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Occurrence since 1950

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This chart should not be relied upon for an indication of species status as variations in recording effort can heavily affect the count of occurrences and occupied 1km squares.

Monthly occurrences

References

Webb, J., Heaver, D., Lott, D., Dean, H.J., van Breda, J., Curson, J., Harvey, M.C., Gurney, M., Roy, D.B., van Breda, A., Drake, M., Alexander, K.N.A. and Foster, G. (2017). Pantheon. [online] Available at: http://www.brc.ac.uk [05/02/2025]. https://pantheon.brc.ac.uk/home

Data sources

Local species recorders

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Cite this page

GLNP (2026). Polymixis lichenea (Hübner, [1813]) species profile, in Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (ed.) Greater Lincolnshire species data bank. Available at: http://glincsson.glnp.org.uk/view?t=NHMSYS0000520013 (Accessed 15 October 2026).