Irish lichens
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Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Species: Protoparmelia badia var. cinerascens Growth type crustose.Photos: On coastal wall. Courtmacsherry, Cork, SW Ireland. Identification uncertain, needs confirming or correcting Very variable. Thallus +/- glossy, thin or coarsely warted, pale fawn to dark brown, rarely with a dark prothallus. Immersed or sessile apothecia are usually abundant, the discs glossy dark brown with paler crenulate or contorted margins. The asci are 8-spored, spores simple with pointed apices, 8-13 x 3-5 µm. Well-lit hard, siliceous rocks in mountainous and coastal areas. Can tolerate some nutrient enrichment. Cortex KC+ pink (in section), UV+ white. P. badia var. cinerascens has greyish rather than brown thallus |
Courtmacsherry, March 2009