Orange Maritime Lichen on Coastal Rocks

Rocks covered in Caloplaca lichen along coast of Pembrokeshire in Wales.

  • Image ID 56173249
  • Production Year 2022
  • Length 00:00:09
  • Production Company JHPVisuals
  • Resolution
  • FormatMP4
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Orange sea lichen (Caloplaca marina) is an encrusting yellow-orange to bright orange lichen widely distributed around the British Isles. A strictly maritime species, it is common on hard rocks from just above high water level.


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