Lecidella stigmatea

Crustose lichen

Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose Lichen. Commonly found on rocks in upland areas, particularly old mine spoil heaps. Tolerant of heavy metals such as lead. Pale grey thallus with numerous black apothecia.


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Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose Lichen
Lichen on limestone outcrop
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Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose Lichen
Thallus with apothecia
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Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose Lichen
Growing over fossil
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Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose Lichen
Three apothecia
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Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose Lichen
Section of apothecium

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose lichen. Growing on a limestone outcrop. Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. February.


Slide 2: Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose lichen. Thallus with apothecia. Collected from a lead mine spoil heap on limestone. Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. February.


Slide 3: Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose lichen. Thallus with apothecia. Collected from a lead mine spoil heap on limestone. Growing over a Carboniferous brachiopod fossil. Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. February.


Slide 4: Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose lichen. Three apothecia. Collected from a lead mine spoil heap on limestone. Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. February.


Slide 5: Lecidella stigmatea, Crustose lichen. Section of an apothecium. Photographed at x400, brightfield illumination. Collected from a lead mine spoil heap on limestone. Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. February.