Irish lichens
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Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Species: Lecanora soralifera Photos: On acidic upland rock. Ballingeary, Cork, SW Ireland. Greyish or yellow-green thallus, areolate or subsquamulose and dispersed. Green to yellowish soralia produced from centre of squamules, can spread over much of thallus. When present small apothecia are convex, brown-greenish with excluded margins. Occurs on siliceous walls and rocks, rare on wood and timber. Widespread in Ireland but most frequently recorded from the SE. K-, C-, KC+ yellow, P-, UV+ dull orange |
Lecanora soralifera. February 2009