Order: Lecanorales       Family: Stereocaulaceae Species: Lepraria incana sens. lat. Growth type crustose, leprose. Photos: On Beech and Salix. Macroom area, Cork, SW Ireland. Specimen left and immediately below identified by B. Coppins Greenish-grey or pale grey thallus comprised of very small fluffy granules with no clear lobes or white, 'cottony' medulla. Frequent and widespread on shaded trees, mosses and acidic rocks. Chemical reactions negative. UV+ white The aggregate comprises Lepraria atlantica, Lepraria cacuminum, Lepraria vouauxii

Lepraria incana March 2009 and January 2010