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Scytinium (Leptogium) plicatile

(Ach.) Leight.

A species primarily associated with damp calcareous substrates including Carboniferous Limestone and base-flushed siliceous rocks. Also recorded recenty on basic furnace slag at Baglan Bay.

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

Scytinium (Leptogium) plicatile - © Barry Stewart
Scytinium (Leptogium) plicatile - © Barry Stewart

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