Yellow Splash Lichen

Yellow Splash Lichen -Xanthoria Parietina

Yellow splash lichen growing on the rocks above the high tide level in Lundin Links. The thallus consists of broad flat leafy lobes.

In the past this lichen was used as a dye and because of its yellow colour, in the middle ages it was used to treat jaundice. Coming right up-to-date, it has been chosen as a model organism for genomic sequencing.

Close-up photo of the Yellow Splash Lichen showing the spore bearing discs.