A lichen - Ramalina siliquosa - geograph.org.uk - 933106

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Summary[edit] Description: English: A lichen - Ramalina siliquosa. This species is the shrubby green lichen in the centre of the photo, with fawn-coloured discs (the white crusts behind it are unrelated species). It is a maritime species that grows above the high-water mark, and there were many of them growing on the boulders in this rocky bay. In certain parts of the country (Shetland, N. Wales, St Kilda), sheep roaming on the shore will graze on this species, which is known locally as "sea ivory". The fawn-coloured discs are the apothecia (the spore-producing structures). For pictures of other Ramalina species, see: 914821. Date: 14 December 2007. Source: From geograph.org.uk. Author: Lairich Rig. Attribution(required by the license)Lairich Rig / A lichen - Ramalina siliquosa / CC BY-SA 2.0. Lairich Rig / A lichen - Ramalina siliquosa. Camera location55° 58′ 28″ N, 4° 42′ 05″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 55.974470; -4.701400. Object location55° 58′ 28″ N, 4° 42′ 05″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 55.974560; -4.701400.