Irish lichens
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Order: Lecanorales Family: Lecanoraceae
Species: Glaucomaria rupicola (Lecanora rupicola) Photos: On coastal rocks, Allihies, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. Whitish-grey to grey or green-grey, areolate thallus, soredia absent. Apothecia immersed or raised, the margins entire or flexose. Discs pinkish to brown, densely grey pruinose. On hard siliceous rocks, usually coastal but also found inland. Sometimes host to lichenicolous fungi including Arthonia varians and Sclerococcum montagnei |
Lecanora rupicola March 2012