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Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Species: Ramalina siliquosa Photos: On coastal rock, Durrus, Cork, SW Ireland. Very variable. Thallus erect or pendant, smooth or warted, un-blackened at base. Lobes little-divided, usually +/- flat with pale pycnidial tips. Apothecia are frequent with creamy-fawn discs. Common on siliceous rocks on coasts round Ireland, occasionally found slightly inland. More frequent than Ramalina cuspidata. Very variable, four chemical races with different reactions. Ramalina siliquosa (K+ chemotype) |
Ramalina siliquosa. County Cork. July 2007 and June 2009