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Limestone (uplands & lowlands), mortar & concrete
Limestone is the most common rock type in Ireland. Most of it is in the lowlands. The Burren area contains both lowland and upland limestone. The lichens below are typical of limestone areas but may be found in on mortar and concrete.
Lichens
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Acrocordia conoidea
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Acrocordia salweyi
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Agonimia tristicula
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Aspicilia calcarea
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Caloplaca decipiens
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Collema tenax
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Diplotomma alboatrum
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Gyalecta jenensis var. jenensis
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Lecanora campestris
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Lecanora crenulata
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Leptogium schraderi
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Placidium squamulosum
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Toninia aromatica
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Verrucaria polysticta
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Xanthoria calcicola