APHOTOFUNGI

An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of fungi;
mushrooms, toadstools, brackets, cups, plant diseases etc., found
in South-West England, especially Devon and Cornwall, by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Lecanora rupicola - White Rim Lichen (Family Lecanoraceae)
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White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on granite outcrop 1

White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on granite outcrop 2

White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on coastal rock 1

White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on coastal rock 2

White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on coastal rock 3

White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on coastal rock 4

White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on coastal rock 5

White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on coastal rock 6

White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on coastal rock 7

White Rim Lichen
Lecanora rupicola
- on coastal rock 8

Images taken at Perranuthnoe near Marazion, Cornwall. 13.11.10; and at Tavis Vor, near Mousehole, Cornwall. 05.03.11.

Help with the identification of this species provided by Mark at the British Lichens website.

Lecanora rupicola White Rim Lichen The Lichen Image Gallery
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. The difference between species is rarely obvious, many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.