Irish lichens
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Order: Arthoniales Family: Roccellaceae
Species: Opegrapha vulgata Photos: On Holly. Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. Identification needs confirming Very variable. Thallus thin, smooth or +/- cracked, white, grey or brownish, often olive-tinged. Slender lirellae to 2.5 mm long, curved, straight, stellate or forming interlocking networks. Disc usually remains slit-like. Small black pycnidia are often present. Common, widespread throughout Ireland on shaded, smooth-barked trees. Also found on smooth areas of rough-barked trees. Chemical reactions negative. Similar: O. niveotra. Shorter discs to 1mm. Basic-barked trees. |
Opegrapha vulgata January 2010