Elegant Sunburst Lichen  New
Taken at Troon on 20th August 2023 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
Fact File


Elegant Sunburst Lichen.
Species:
Order:
Family:
A.K.A. 		Xanthoria elegans.
Teloschistales.
Teloschistaceae.
Type:
Habitat:
Growth:
Feature:

 		Foliose.
Grows on rocks, often near bird or rodent perches.
Growth is 0.5 mm / year for the first century, then it slows down.
It was one of the first lichens to be used for the rock-face dating method known as lichenometry.