Irish lichens
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Order: Lecanorales
Family: Lecanoraceae
Species: Lecanora dispersa Photos: On rock and wall. Co. Cork and Dublin city, Ireland. Identification needs confirming Thin or evanescent, light-grey or whitish thallus. Small apothecia, pale greenish-grey to dark-brown, sometimes white-pruinose with entire margins that become flexuose or slightly crenulate. Common and pollution-resistant. Occurs in urban and rural locations on a wide range of nutrient-rich basic substrates. Chemical reactions negative. |
Lecanora dispersa February 2009