Below an overview of lichen species found in pinewoods, upland birchwood and conifer plantations in Deeside. The species included can be found on bark, dead wood, rock, and soil, and many of the species can be found on moorland as well. Though representing a good cross section of the most common species found, this picture gallery doesn’t necessarily represent species found elsewhere in Scotland.
Fruticose species and Cladonia
Foliose species
Squamulose
Placodioid species
Crustose species
Leprose and leprose-looking species
Copyright text and images Petra Vergunst
scottishlichens.co.uk 