Order: Lecanorales       Family: Stereocaulaceae Species: Lepraria incana Growth type crustose, leprose. Photos: On Beech and Salix. Macroom area, Cork, SW Ireland. Specimen left and immediately below identified by B. Coppins Greenish-grey or pale grey thallus comprised of very small fluffy granules with no clear lobes or white, 'cottony' medulla. On shaded trees, mosses and acidic rocks. Chemical reactions negative. UV+ white

Lepraria incana March 2009 and January 2010