Order: Lecanorales       Family: Ramalinaceae Species: Ramalina siliquosa Growth type fruticose. 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