Natural History Photographs



After the second visit to Skjelingavatnet along road 13, we descended to visit the town of Viksøyri at the Sognefjorden. We also visited the nearby Hopperstad stavkyrkje and the Hove steinkirke. Viksøyri is home to quite a few large, free-standing trees along its roads, habitat of several lichens I only found here.



Viksøyri highlights

Hopperstad stavkyrkje
Parmelina tiliacea
Nederlands:Lindeschildmos
Deutsch:Linden-Schüsselflechte
Norsk:stor lindelav
Svenska:silverlav
Pseudevernia furfuracea
Nederlands:Purper geweimos
Deutsch:Elchgeweihflechte
Norsk:elghornslav
Svenska:gäl-lav
Parmelina tiliacea
Nederlands:Lindeschildmos
Deutsch:Linden-Schüsselflechte
Norsk:stor lindelav
Svenska:silverlav
Physcia stellaris
Nederlands:Groot vingermos
English:Star rosette lichen
Deutsch:Stern-Schwielenflechte
Norsk:stjernerosettlav
Svenska:stjärnlav
Physcia tenella
Nederlands:Heksenvingermos
Deutsch:Lippen-Schwielenflechte
Norsk:frynerosettlav
Svenska:finlav