Hammered Shield Lichen - Parmelia sulcata
Description
This is a silvery grey-green lichen with dish like lobes. The lobes have a network of sharp ridges and depressions giving the lichen a hammered appearance.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Usually on trees occasionally on rock.
When to see it
All year round.
Life History
It is very tolerant of pollution.
UK Status
Widespread and common in Britain.
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Melinda Bell
Whitwick,footpath to Oaks Road
15 March 2021
David Nicholls
Great Wood, Ratby
17 December 2011
David Nicholls
Altar Stones
28 November 2013
Melinda Bell
Whitwick,Cademan Wood
15 March 2021
David Gould
The Outwoods, Loughborough
13 October 2001
Graham Calow
Rutland Water
05 March 2015
grey when dry
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David Nicholls
Great Wood, Ratby
17 December 2011
AJ Cann
Launde Big Wood
24 September 2016
AJ Cann
Launde Big Wood
21 December 2015
David Nicholls
Bagworth Heath
08 April 2015
Melinda Bell
Albert Village, Lake
01 February 2021
on lime (older branch)
Craig Mabbett
Lutterworth Country Park
08 April 2021
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester Abbey Park
26 June 2020
