Bath Wildlife Sightings
Verrucaria muralis (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
Probably this species. The thallus is usually embedded in the rock. Its fruiting bodies (perithecia) have a black lid with a central pimple but they tend to become detached leaving a hole with the base of the perithecium still visible. The perithecia are of different sizes.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Rob Randall
