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    <title>DigitalNatura.Org - Roccella phycopsis</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[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 &quot;orxellaires&quot; devoted to this activity. The lichen was called &quot;orxella&quot;.

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]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:44:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Molt bona</title>
      <link>http://digitalnatura.org/details.php?image_id=6401#comment7392</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 05:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Molt interessant l'activitat perduda (un ofici més) dels &quot;orxellaires&quot;. Molt maca la captura. Felicitats.]]></description>
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              <author><![CDATA[fbaldris@sigmascorpii.com (Francesc Baldrís)]]></author>
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