#shield lichen

Oakmoss and shield lichens growing on a blackthorn branch, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Blossfeldt, Karl: Schildflechte (Parmelia conspersa), 1895/1930

very small lichen friends

Mosses and lichens. Tiny forests.

Does anyone else love lichens as much as i do?? I can’t help but snap pictures of every rock and tree i see with a cool lichen pattern. I’ve always wanted to put them on clothing or have a chair covered in a fabric made from them.  I can’t do the chair thing yet but i can do the clothing now, thanks to the internets! :D AVAILABLE FOR SALE in my PrintAllOverMe.com shop~~~~>  MYCOSTYLE

Parmelia saxatilis 13/03/2014 Family: Parmeliaceae (Lichen) Genus: Parmelia Species: P. saxatilis Common Name: Shield Lichen Location: NT279736 Habitat: This lichen is commonly found on tree bark and acidic rocks such as basalt. The lobes are light brown with raised white 'veins'. Further back over the upper cortex it is blue/grey in colour and covered in brown soredia. Apothecia are few and far between. Determiner: Ewan Cole  Authority: (Linnaeus.) Ach.