Order: Lecanorales       Family: Ramalinaceae Species: Ramalina subfarinaceae Growth type fruticose. Photos: On coastal rock. Snave pier, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. Small, +/- erect yellowish green-grey thallus with much-divided lobes. Excavate soralia with granular soredia. Diffuse, spreading holdfast, often forms dense swards. Usually coastal on exposed, nutrient-rich rocks, also on old heather stems, dune soil, occasional inland. Often found with R. siliquosa. Medulla and soralia usually K+ yellow turning red. Similar: Ramalina farinacea. Usually found on trees and wood.

Ramalina subfarinaceae. December 2009