Following Barry's recent post, I thought it was worth posting some photos of
Ulota bruchii growing on a sandstone block on the northern part of Merthyr Common in March 2015. The rock was situated in an exposed moorland position and the
Ulota came as quite a surprise. There were three cushions in total, two of which are visible within the large patch of black lichen in the photo below.
|
Ulota bruchii growing on an exposed sandstone block |
|
Close up of one of the U. bruchii cushions |
Saxicolous bruchii clearly does not mind growing exposed on occasions, perhaps where the rock chemistry suits?
ReplyDelete