Order: Lecanorales       Family: Lecanoraceae Species: Lecidella elaeochroma f. soralifera Growth type crustose. Photos: On deciduous twig. Gougane Barra, Cork, SW Ireland. Identified by John Douglass Differs from Lecidella elaeochroma in having bright greenish-yellow soralia. Apothecia are normally present. Often found with Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma but is occasional, most frequently recorded in northern half of Ireland. K+ yellow, C+ orange, KC+ yellow, P-. Reactions often very faint.

Lecidella elaeochroma f. soralifera August 2009