Bath Wildlife Sightings

Physcia caesia (a Foliose Lichen), Parade Gardens, Bath, ST7564

Confirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

Frequency of Sighting

Species

Physcia caesia (Hoffm.) Fürnr. - 1839 (a Foliose Lichen)

Evidence

Quantity

Infrequent

Locality

Parade Gardens, Bath

Habitat

Top of balustrade

Environmental Conditions

Grid Reference

ST7564

Other Information

This species produces meandering rather convex white or pale grey lobes which are powdery and often accompanied by balls of granular material (soredia) which are a means of spreading vegetatively. It also sometimes has a few white-rimmed blackish fruiting bodies (apothecia) but this example has neither.

Recorded by

Rob Randall

Identified by

Rob Randall