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The Lichen Flora of a High-Level Limestone-Epidiorite Outcrop in the Ben Alder Range, Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

O. L. Gilbert ,
B. W. Fox  and
O. W. Purvis
O. L. Gilbert
Affiliation:
Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN.
B. W. Fox
Affiliation:
Tryfan, Longlands Road, New Mills, nr. Stockport SK12 3BL.
O. W. Purvis
Affiliation:
Solbakken, New Ridley, Stocksfield, Northumberland NE43 7RB.
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Abstract

The lichen flora of a very small, but outstandingly rich, outcrop of limestone and epidiorite at 1030 m in the Ben Alder range is described. One hundred and six calcicolous species were encountered, many of which are rare nationally; eight are not known elsewhere in Britain. The site is compared with other calcareous mountains in Scotland and possible reasons for its distinctive lichen flora are suggested.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , June 1982 , pp. 165 - 174
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1982

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