A familiar and colourful lichen, Yellow Scales is particularly spectacular at the coast where it proliferates on rocks and sea walls
A familiar and colourful lichen, Yellow Scales is particularly spectacular at the coast where it proliferates on rocks and sea walls above the high tide mark as it is tolerant to salt spray
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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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