Lecanora soralifera Lecanoraceae
Lecanora soralifera

Growth type crustose
Chemical results: K-, C-, KC+ yellow, P-, UV+ dull orange

Occurs on siliceous walls and rocks, rarely on wood and timber.

Thallus is greyish or yellow-green, areolate or subsquamulose and dispersed. Abundant pale yellowish soralia are produced from centre of squamules, usually circular but can become confluent and spread over much of thallus. Apothecia brownish-green with excluded margins but are usually absent.

Similar: Lecanora handelii on metal-rich rock. L. jamesii on wood


Lecanora soralifera


Lecanora soralifera
Lecanora soralifera
On quartz chippings. Canford Magna, Dorset. January 2016

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