Xanthoria calcicola
This foliose lichen is similar to Xanthoria parietina but tends to have a more orange hue and more contorted lobes. The centre of the thallus is densely isidiate with knobbly, convex isidia. Apothecia tend to be sparse or absent; when present the discs have roughened margins.
Calcium-rich stonework or mortar
All year.
Common and widespread with a south-eastern bias.
Common
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields, Aylestone
24 May 2009
on concrete fencepost
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields, Aylestone
24 May 2009
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Species profile
- Species group:
- lichen
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Teloschistales
- Family:
- Teloschistaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 24/05/2009 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 02/02/2021 (Bedford, Frank)
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