Image of jelly lichen

Description:

Habitat: Small pastures delimited by stone and rock walls; south oriented warm mountain slope, calcareous ground, fairly sunny and dry place, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 630 m (2.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: Bare vertical calcareous rock (limestone or dolomite). - Comment: A few patches found up to 12 x 6 cm dimension in fairly humid state. Ref.:(3) states apothecia to be rare with this species. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Večna pot 2, Ljubljana - Ref.: (1) http://nhm2.uio.no/botanisk/lav/Photo_Gallery/PG_index.html (2) http://www.stridvall.se/lichens/gallery/Collema/BBBB3687 (3) V. Wirth, Die Flechten Baden-Wuerttembergs, Vol.1. Ulmer (1995), p 347. (4) F.S. Dobson, Lichens, The Richmonds Publishing Ca.LTD (2005), p 154.