Lecanora hagenii Lecanoraceae
Myriolecis hagenii (Lecanora hagenii)

Growth type crustose
Chemical results: Thallus and apothecia negative

Nitrophytic, most frequent on dusty or nutrient-rich bark and wood, occasional on bricks and pavements

Thallus usually smooth and grey, sometimes immersed. Apothecia becoming constricted at base, discs usually reddish-brown, +/- pruinose with thin grey margins. Apothecia often in small groups and angular by compression. Spores 7-14 x 4-8 µm. Member of the Lecanora dispersa group

Similar: Lecanora persimilis, asci 8-spored. Lecanora sambuci has asci with 8+, usually 16-32 spores


Lecanora hagenii


Lecanora hagenii
Lecanora hagenii
Wessex Lichen Group meeting, Hampshire. November 2013

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