01 January 2021 Identification can (it is said) be “a challenge” … nevertheless, this lichen is found all over the continent; widespread and common. Usually “#306 Star(ry) Rosette Lichen (Physcia stellaris)”
Category: Lichens
#65 Rock Greenshield Lichen
Rock Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia baltimorensis) 3 May Found on a glacial moraine boulder – a medium to large foliose lichen with a yellow green upper “#65 Rock Greenshield Lichen”
#13 Candleflame Lichen
Candleflame Lichen (Candelaria concolor) 12 March The golden colour calls to the eye. Probably a species I will need to return to later in the “#13 Candleflame Lichen”
#12 Common Greenshield Lichen
Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata) 11 March A medium to large foliose lichen that has a very distinctive pale yellow green upper cortex when dry “#12 Common Greenshield Lichen”
#11 Boreal Oakmoss
Boreal Oakmoss (Evernia mesomorpha) 10 March I noticed that Tom (who “invented” the 1000 Species challenge) has spent increasing amounts of time with lichens recently. “#11 Boreal Oakmoss”