Order: Lecanorales       Family: Ramalinaceae Species: Solenopsora vulturiensis Growth type squamulose. Photos: On estuary wall above HWM. Creagh, Cork, SW Ireland. Confirmed by Alan Silverside (photos) Thallus of small scattered or overlapping, pale bluish-grey squamules that can be granular, pruinose and are usually sorediate at tips. The globose apothecia are infrequent, pale pinkish-brown. Coastal. Occurs above HWM on shaded rocks, nutrient-rich soil pockets and in seepage tracks. KC+ pale yellow, P+ pale orange

Solenopsora vulturiensis. February 2009