Order: Lecanorales       Family: Ramalinaceae Species: Ramalina lacera Growth type fruticose. Photos: Ardsallagh, Co. Waterford and Kilcolman, Co. Limerick Very variable. Solid thallus with one to many ragged, flattened, reticulate and +/- solid lobes, the cortex often peeling. Soralia develop on surface and edges of lobes. Apothecia are unknown. Chemical reactions negative. UV- Host to Mixtoconidium insidens (first Irish record Sept 2019) Occasional on nutrient-rich bark, also occurs on sheltered coastal walls and rocks. Similar: Ramalina canariensis. Thallus hollow. Soralia apical.

Ramalina lacera. April 2012 and September 2019