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Caloplaca thallincola

(Wedd.) Du Rietz

A common species of coastal rocks, often in associaton with Hydropunctaria (Verrucaria) maura. The striking yellow-orange thallus is areolate in the centre with long lobes forming attractive rosettes with central apothecia.

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

Caloplaca thallincola - © Barry Stewart
Caloplaca thallincola - © Barry Stewart

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