Scrambled-egg lichen  (Fulgensia fulgens)

Range

Occurs in the south and east of England, in Breckland (East Anglia), Somerset, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight, but it is rare (5). It also occurs in southwest Wales (6), but has been lost from Sussex (5). It is widespread in warm parts of the Northern Hemisphere especially the Mediterranean, as well as Australia and New Zealand (5).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

Occurs on the ground on moss and soil on well-lit free-draining (5)calcareous soils or dunes (4), in warm, open and often south-facing sites near sea level (5).

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