Order: Lecanorales       Family: Ramalinaceae Species: Ramalina cuspidata Growth type fruticose. Photos: On coastal wall. Ballyrisode, Cork, SW Ireland. Shiny ivory coloured thallus with conspicuous black pycnidal ostioles. Base usually blackened, lobes +/- terete. Erect or +/- pendant. Frequently fertile. Coastal, often on more sheltered rocks lower on shore than Ramalina siliquosa. Most frequent on western Irish coasts. Chemical reactions are variable as several chemotypes occur: K+/- yellow-orange or yellow-red, P+/- yellow-orange, UV-

     



Ramalina cuspidata. Ballyrisode, Co.Cork. January 2009