Irish lichens
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Order: Lecanorales Family: Stereocaulaceae
Species: Lithocalla ecorticata (Lepraria ecorticata) Photos: In shady crevice in wall. Gougane Barra, Cork, SW Ireland. Identified by John Douglass Diffuse pale yellowish-green or bluish-grey (deep shade) firm, finely granular thallus. Prothallus absent. On acidic rocks in shaded crevices and below underhangs. Also occurs below boulders and on drystone walls. K-, C-, KC+ pale yellow, P-, UV- Similar: Andreiomyces obtusaticus is found in crevices in dry bark on older trees |
Lepraria ecorticata. August 2009