Bath Wildlife Sightings
Verrucaria macrostoma (a Crustose Lichen), Parade Gardens, Bath, ST7564
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Quantity
Frequent
Locality
Parade Gardens, Bath
Habitat
Top of balustrade
Environmental Conditions
Grid Reference
ST7564
Other Information
In dry weather the body (thallus) of this species is greyish-brown and cracked with the appearance of dried mud. The fruiting bodies (perithecia) are small black pimples with a minute pore through which the spores are ejected. When wet it is a greenish-brown and difficult to differentiate from V.viridula, which is similar but with smaller fruiting bodies.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Rob Randall
