Adrian Jones' photos with the keyword: alga

Trentepohlia aurea

17 Feb 2015 2 437
A common but unusual green algae, the orange colour is due to large amounts of beta carotene, this masks the green chlorophyll that would normally give plants their green colour. Taken at The Bog, Shropshire on the old stone wall of the Powder House, where the explosives were kept when the mines were operational. Its also present at many of the old lead mine sites nearby.