Candelariella coralliza Candelariaceae
Candelariella coralliza

Growth type crustose
Chemical results negative

Found on natural, nutrient-enriched siliceous rocks, particularly those used as bird-perching sites.

Deeply cracked, yellow, areolate thallus comprised of densely packed spherical, granular-coralloid granules. Apothecia are occasional, dirty yellowish with granular margins and simple spores.

Similar: Candelariella vitellina


Candelariella coralliza


Candelariella coralliza
Candelariella coralliza
On ironstone. Studland Heath, Dorset. May 2015

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