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| Descripción: | Picture taken on the 1st July 2007 at Aiguablava, Girona, Catalonia, close the sea, South exposure, vertical position, on siliceous rock, 20 m. altitude. It is a common lichen in certain parts of our coast, both on siliceous and calcareous rock and on trees. This liquen was used for wool dying. It gives a purple colour. Long time ago in Catalonia and Mallorca existed "orxellaires" devoted to this activity. The lichen was called "orxella". Fruticose lichen, with green-grey cylindric branches (lacinia). Tall from 1 to 5 cms. With evident soralia, with whitish soredia. Thallus cortex C+ red Nikon Coolpix 4.500 Autoeye, PH and HTLM Editor |
| Fecha: | 02.07.2007 21:45 |
| Impactos: | 1527 |
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| Puntuación: | 0.00 (0 Votos) |
| Tamaño de archivo: | 64.2 KB |
| Envíado por: | atomasvidal |
| Palabras clave: | Lichens, Roccella, phycopsis, wool, dying, orxella, orxellaires, liquens, tints, Flechten, Aiguablava, Girona, Catalonia. |
