Lichen Photos
Let’s start off with some exotic lichens:
Sierra Nevada, USA. Photo© Natural History Museum (2000). From ‘Lichens’ by Purvis.
A lichen weathering crust atop a restored marble-work. Taken in Ephesus, Turkey.
Close-up of weathering crust.
Another close-up with a credit card sized card for scale.
Nakuru National Park, north west Kenya
And some lichens closer to (my) home…
Dry stone wall, The Mendips, England
Dry Stone wall, The Mendips, England
Roman Baths, Bath, England
Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
I hope that this has encouraged you to get out there and see what lichens you can find!
Michael Crouch, School of Environmental Sciences, UEA. Last updated: January 2010