Dog tooth lichen (Peltigera sp.) growing amongst moss in the Millenium Wood at Duart Castle. The name relates to the resemblance of the white pointed spikes on the underside of the thallus to the fangs of a dog.
According to the doctrine of signatures, the lichen was once recommended as a cure for rabies.
The mild damp weather of the West Coast of Scotland added to the fact that it is relatively unpolluted provides ideal conditions for mosses and lichens to flourish.
Moss ground covering at Duart.
Lichen covering fallen branches at Arduaine Gardens
Moss and at least three types of lichen on this tree trunk at Crarae gardens.
Lichens are difficult to identify but I think that the central foliose lichen here is tree lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria)
A small tree covered in Lichen at Crarae.
Looking up through lichen-covered branches.
Unusual patterned lichen on trees beside the Crinan Canal.
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