tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post6694354628958300156..comments2023-06-19T10:11:05.122+01:00Comments on East Glamorgan Wildlife: Distinctive LichenAdam Mantellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-13105910152373466242014-01-10T09:37:35.603+00:002014-01-10T09:37:35.603+00:00The Peltigera lichens are amazing. We don't h...The Peltigera lichens are amazing. We don't have leucophlebia in the abandoned quarries in Rhoose, but we do have one of the darker coloured species, (probably canina or didactyla) although unlike yours, it seems to have really suffered badly recently. I guess that may be the hot dry weather last summer as it as in an area with virtually no soil, so it is either very wet or very dry. <br /><br />You probably know this already, but others may not, many Peltigera have a cyanobacteria as the photosynthetic symbiont which gives them the ability to fix nitrogen. <br /><br />I will keep an eye out for G jenensis here!Adam Mantellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.com