This is Blood-spot lichen, Ophioparma ventosa For more info about the systematic position and synonyms http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ophioparma_ventosa Tanay
On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > no photo? > > On Jun 4, 11:34 pm, Kiran Srivastava <[email protected]> wrote: > > I photographed this lichen on a mountain top in Molde, Norway. I gleaned > the following information from the internet and I hope my id is correct: > > Haematomma ventosum: This lichen grows in places which are exposed to the > wind and weather. It is a yellow/grey slow growing lichen with blood red > specks dotted about it. The red specks protect the lichen from the strong UV > radiation, so the higher the lichen, the more red specks. These lichens are > strongly attached to the rock and even penetrate into it to get minerals. A > crustose lichen. > > > > Cheers, > > Kiran Srivastava > > Mumbai > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
