Irish lichens
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Order: Lecanorales
Family: Ramalinaceae
Species: Ramalina lacera Photos: On estuary trees. Ardsallagh, Co. Waterford, Ireland. Very variable. Solid thallus with one to many ragged, flattened, reticulate and +/- solid lobes, the cortex often peeling. Soralia develop on surface and edges of lobes. Apothecia are unknown. Chemical reactions negative. UV- Host to Mixtoconidium insidens, first Irish record Sept 2019 Occasional on nutrient-rich bark, also occurs on sheltered coastal walls and rocks. Similar: Ramalina canariensis. Thallus hollow. Soralia apical. |
Ramalina lacera. April 2012