Irish lichens
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Order: Lecanorales Family: Ramalinaceae
Species: Bacidia laurocerasi Photos: On Ash twig. Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. Identified by John Douglass Smooth or +/- warted grey to grey-green thallus with frequent apothecia. Discs flat or convex, reddish-brown to brown-black, pinkish-red in shade. Edge of discs often tinged purple (use lens). Frequent on basic or nutrient-rich bark of deciduous trees and shrubs in +/- open situations. Thallus: chemical reactions negative. Outer edge of apothecia K+ violet |
Bacidia laurocerasi November 2009