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| Species of the Month - December 2013 Frilly-fruited Jelly Lichen Leptogium burgessii The Frilly-fruited Jelly Lichen is a species of humid Atlantic woodland, most commonly found on Hazel but sometimes on other alkaline-barked trees such as Ash and Willow, or on mossy rocks. It is much more frequent in the west of Scotland than anywhere else in Britain. See distribution map.
This lichen is one of many large dark leafy species found in our ancient hazelwoods such as those at Ballachuan and Glen Nant. As the lichen is very easy to recognise, it is a good way for beginners to pick out promising woodlands. Any wood in which it occurs is likely to have a good population of other Oceanic lichens and may even support the Hazel Gloves fungus.
The lichen is swollen and brown when wet, thin and slaty grey when dry. It is typically covered with reddish-brown fruitbodies (apothecia) which have a frilly ruff of small crisped fingers extending around them. Similar outgrowths occur on the body of the lichen and on its edges.
Please send in your Frilly-fruited Jelly Lichen sightings using the form below,
or email sightings@lnhg.org.uk
with the details if you prefer. If you are
not sure of the identity of your lichen, please send a photo to sightings@lnhg.org.uk,
or put one on the
LORN forum and let me know it is there. By filling in this form you agree that the information contained in this form may be collated and disseminated manually or electronically for environmental decision-making, education, research and other public benefit uses in accordance with the LNHG data access policy. Your email address will not form part of the record and will not be passed on to anyone.
Carl Farmer
Nov 2013 - Whooper Swan
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