Trapelia obtegens Agyriaceae
Trapelia obtegens

Growth type crustose
Chemical results: Soredia C+ red

Found on dusty siliceous stones and rocks, occasional on plant debris.

Vrey similar to T. glebulosa but with pale green to brownish convex areoles and larger greenish soredia. The sparse, scattered brown apothecia are not always present.

Similar: Trapeliopsis flexuosa and Micarea coppinsii


Trapelia obtegens


Trapelia obtegens
Trapelia obtegens
On ironstone. Studland Heath, Dorset. May 2015

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