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Caloplaca marina Orange Sea Lichen

(Wedd.) Zahlbr.

A common species of hard coastal limestone and concrete. Appearance variable, the thallus can be continuous and areolate or fragmented and granular. Well-developed specimens sometimes form areoles with small lobes.

Listed by Alan Orange in Flora of Glamorgan (Wade et al, 1994).

Caloplaca marina - © Barry Stewart
Caloplaca marina - © Barry Stewart

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