Lichen Textures on Rock IOP 1-6 Orange lichen and black tar-like substance on limestone rock at the Isle of Portland in Dorset.
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Lichen Textures on Rock IOP 1-6 Orange lichen and black tar-like substance on limestone rock at the Isle of Portland in Dorset.
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Orange, black and white. Eye catching. So good to look at. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you, Sandy.
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Loving those intense colours, Jessica. 🧡🖤🤍 Have a good start to the new week.
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Thank you, Markus. I have never been certain about the black stuff on these rocks, There is a lichen said to resemble tar (Verrucaria maura), but this looks like the real thing. Maybe it is where a barrel of tar exploded. The location is by a quarry and also right on the coast where boats are kept sometimes nearby.
Have a good week. Thank you for your good wishes. Hope it doesn’t get too cold where you are. The temperatures are set to drop and snow may be on its way here in Dorset.
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I completely agree, Jessica: this definitely looks like tar and not like a lichen.
It’s quite cold here too, even with night frost, but at least we don’t expect snow.
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