ID for Lichens on church railings, Poole please

[alindsay]

These were found on painted church railings in Poole last October. It had been rainings, hence the bright colours and this has made it hard for me to ID, even from Alan S's excellent website photos. Looking lovely though.

As the paint on the railings was in excellent condition and looked fairly recent, I can hardly imagine what the lichen was living on.

Sorry, can't do anything technical.







Thanks in advance

[AlanS]

Thanks for the comment about my website. The advantage of a website over a book is that I can include multiple photographs to show variation, but in this case, there is no way I shall be able to show all the variation in Xanthoria parietina, which is what this is.

They are young thalli, so not yet looking typical.

Alan

[alindsay]

Thanks Alan

Much appreciated.

[JennyS]

As AlanS says the top photo is Xanthoria parietina, the second could be Candelaria concolor but needs spot testing with K to be certain.

Lowest photograph shows Xanthoria parietina (large yellow lobes bottom right), the bluish lobes are a Physcia (probably P. adscendens) and the smaller greenish lobes with yellowish soredia are Phaeophyscia orbicularis

[alindsay]

Great info.

Thanks JennyS

[AlanS]

For some reason, in a hurried reply, I never got beyond the first photograph.

I agree with Jenny on the others.

Alan